“Might turn out to be my retirement country based on what happens up here.”
problem is that it could flip back to kommie next election cycle ... Argentina hasn’t demonstrated stability one way or the other ...
About 15 years ago I passed through Mendoza and Buenos Aires after a visit to Santiago and Vina del mar. In Chile people are helpful, cashiers make correct change, and everything seems modern. Crossing into Argentina there were helpful and pleasant people but suddenly there were more attempts at ripoffs, actual theft from a hotel room, obscene taxi charges, and a lot of hands out for unearned ‘tips.’ Hopefully the culture has shifted to be more ‘Chile like.’
Argentina is a beautiful country with amazing natural resources that could easily be a major world power with a great economy—if only their governments stopped trying to steal everything in sight.
It will be interesting to see if they can start to meet their potential.