Comments by "" (@shauncameron8390) on "Why Argentina is not rich" video.

  1. Because populism.
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  2. Exactly.
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  3. Populist politicians are not to be trusted.
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  4. And it's reflected in the leaders they elect.
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  5. Argentina screwed itself with Peron and the legacy he left behind.
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  6. Pretty much. This is also the case of Venezuela even before Chavez and Maduro.
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  7. But Argentina's poverty rate currently stand at 39%. The US's is at 11.6%.
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  8. Well, Argentina was once a refuge for Nazis.
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  9. Simon Bolivar said something to that effect.
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  10. And lack of freedom due to government-dominated economy.
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  11.  @MrArch21  <"A democracy cannot exist as a permanent form of government. It can only exist until the voters discover that they can vote themselves largesse from the public treasury. From that moment on, the majority always votes for the candidates promising the most benefits from the public treasury with the result that a democracy always collapses over loose fiscal policy, always followed by a dictatorship."> - Alexis De Tocqueville
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  12. Russia's crooks are offspring and ex-members of the old Soviet regime including Putin himself along with the black-marketers.
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  13.  @elephantman2112  Yes they did by conscripting them into wars and having them die.
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  14.  @BrandonGates  Costa Rica.
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  15. @Antoine <At least Spanish ex-colonies have proper culture, food and literature.> Japan has all that and is light years ahead.
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  16.  @Brandon-ex8ui  <Spain itself is pretty poor.> Kept afloat by EU largesse and British pensioners.
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  17. LOL @ Spaniards and Italians being good European stock.
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  18. The IMF is the consequence of the quasi-socialist model Argentina adopted that bankrupted the economy.
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  19. You prefer regression?
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  20. Yet always find a way to end up in an economic crisis.
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  21. Fascism was founded by a communist.
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  22. <Spain never gave her colonies efficient government with a fair judicial system and a transparent ruling class. > And the colonies sought independence from Spain only so the local elites could keep the wealth and resources for themselves.
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  23. No. Argentina did it to itself.
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  24. The IMF was a consequence, not the cause of Argentina not being rich.
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  25. And the EU is the reason why Spain isn't in the same boat as its ex-colonies. To answer your question, Costa Rica.
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  26. No. Simple answer. Socialism.
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  27. Exactly.
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  28. LOL.
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  29. So why is it that Argentina always seem to run into economic trouble?
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  30. Argentina had them killed in wars.
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  31. And was once a refuge for Nazis.
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  32. Brazil was also a Nazi refuge.
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  33. Japan is anything but small. Ditto for South Korea.
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  34. Fascism = socialism's offspring.
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  35. No. Populism and socialism did far more damage to Argentina.
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  36. And delusional as F.
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  37. ROFL
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  38. Or Greece. Or Most of Eastern Europe.
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