tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post8432745360274740854..comments2024-03-28T00:18:25.641-07:00Comments on Calafia Beach Pundit: Argentina: a lesson for the USScott Grannishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14028519647946868684noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-36765861875017941882009-06-16T09:49:53.107-07:002009-06-16T09:49:53.107-07:00Venezuela's Chavez seems to be a model for the...Venezuela's Chavez seems to be a model for the Kirchners in Argentina and for Obama in the US. So to see Obama getting cozy with the media is not surprising at all. Rather scary of course. Even Chavez noted the other day that there is a risk that Obama could outflank both him and Castro on the left.Scott Grannishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14028519647946868684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-47426369900652926102009-06-16T06:55:24.783-07:002009-06-16T06:55:24.783-07:00The influence/control over the media seems more Ve...The influence/control over the media seems more Venezuelan than Argentinian, but perhaps Scott could comment on that?<br /><br />See this link: http://market-ticker.denninger.net/archives/1125-Goebbels-Media-UPDATE-Authenticated.html<br /><br />P.S. Happy birthday, and thanks for blogging!__https://www.blogger.com/profile/18426730906924848636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-59783343347607773922009-06-15T22:38:32.642-07:002009-06-15T22:38:32.642-07:00Scott,I find it very disconcerting how far down th...Scott,I find it very disconcerting how far down this same road we seem to have already come, how rapidly Obama and these leftist radicals we call a congress have foisted these terrible policies off on us, and how hard all this CHANGE will be to ever turn back around.Thanks for sharing all your lovely insights into many things.Happy Birthday.KCKChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17391054973384901570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-64487839055200131372009-06-15T13:51:17.386-07:002009-06-15T13:51:17.386-07:00That's prudent: there are opportunities everyw...That's prudent: there are opportunities everywhere, but you don't want to put all your eggs, or even a lot of them, in the Argentine basket.Scott Grannishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14028519647946868684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-37900792157450036312009-06-15T12:52:09.152-07:002009-06-15T12:52:09.152-07:00Many thanks for such a speedy and interesting resp...Many thanks for such a speedy and interesting response, Scott. I forgot to mention that the investment is denominated completely in US dollars and run via a Wyoming-based LLC.<br /><br />It's frustrating because basically I'm having to accept that I can't proceed because of the Argentine government rather than the people in whom I am directly investing (I have spoken at length to themRobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062180895899998738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-28543018755139439252009-06-15T12:05:33.717-07:002009-06-15T12:05:33.717-07:00Rob: I know this type of investment sounds interes...Rob: I know this type of investment sounds interesting. There is a chronic shortage of capital in Argentina, and that is why investments there must promise, and hope to deliver, above-average returns. <br /><br />Unfortunately, my long experience with Argentina tells me very clearly that the government cannot be trusted at all. They are capable of doing the unimaginable. The currency can be Scott Grannishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14028519647946868684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-82376225551484006912009-06-15T11:58:54.066-07:002009-06-15T11:58:54.066-07:00Lab-Rat: you can very easily do a search for whate...Lab-Rat: you can very easily do a search for whatever subject(s) you want. Use the field in the upper left hand corner of the blog.Scott Grannishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14028519647946868684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-61742127182195652102009-06-15T11:55:05.877-07:002009-06-15T11:55:05.877-07:00Rob: Frankly, this investment reeks of fraud to m...Rob: Frankly, this investment reeks of fraud to me. The 10-15% guaranteed payout is a big red flag (see also Bernie Madoff). I would like to see what Scott has to say though.Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05145490918994594519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-43146546907220826772009-06-15T11:45:13.496-07:002009-06-15T11:45:13.496-07:00Hi Scott, is it possible to 'tag' your pos...Hi Scott, is it possible to 'tag' your posts by subject so can search all posts related to TIPs or Gold for example?...of course, some may have multiple tags.. would be useful feature if not too much effort.The Lab-Rathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07536760477782772549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-19816759880497617882009-06-15T11:29:15.868-07:002009-06-15T11:29:15.868-07:00Scott, I have invested in an Argentinian farming c...Scott, I have invested in an Argentinian farming company, and am about to invest more. The deal is this: two Argentinian brothers, one based full-time in the UK, where I live, have about $100m of inherited agricultural land. They are making a big push to develop land in the North, as well as closer to Buenos Aires. Becuase there's no credit in Argentina, they have tapped private investors Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062180895899998738noreply@blogger.com