We were in Palermo Soho, a thriving and trendy neighborhood of Buenos Aires. The buildings are only two or three stories high. Streets are made of cobblestones, with sycamore trees on each side.
November 13th, 2009 | Bill Bonner | 1 comment | ContinuedAll Posts Tagged With: "buenos aires"
Major Premise That Government Economists Can Improve Workings of a Free Economy
That leads people to believe that the feds have pulled off a save…they’ve now got the economy well along on the road to recovery…the recovery is getting stronger as time goes by…
November 12th, 2009 | Bill Bonner | 5 comments | Continued
Feds See Every Emergency as an Opportunity
So far, the feds are the only real winners from any of these crises. Federal outlays, as a percentage of GDP have shot up from less than 20% of GDP in 2000 to more than 26% in 2009.
October 28th, 2009 | Bill Bonner | 0 comments | Continued
Cheapest Place in the World to Live is the US
Housing is cheap in the United States. In Texas and Arkansas, housing is probably the best bargain on the planet. Food prices are going up; still food in the US is much cheaper than it is in Europe.
September 22nd, 2009 | Bill Bonner | 21 comments | Continued
The Family Office
Our son Will and an associate from Buenos Aires are here working on a new project. They were asked to take charge of the family office. What’s a family office? Ah…glad you asked.
August 20th, 2009 | Bill Bonner | 0 comments | Continued
Estancia: One of the Most Enjoyable Places in the World to Live
“The key is that Estancia has everything a civilized person could want, right there. I wanted a mellow place to hang out, but couldn’t find anything – anywhere – that suited. I’ve lived in Aspen for many years, but it’s become, frankly, unacceptable.
May 6th, 2009 | Bill Bonner | 1 comment | Continued
Compuel
Compuel is a huge valley…probably about 10,000 acres…above 3,000 meters in altitude. There are no trees. And a cold wind blows through the sage even in summer. This time of year, at least it is green.
April 23rd, 2009 | Bill Bonner | 0 comments | Continued
Why Not Move to Buenos Aires?
We have lived in many different places and visited many more. We don’t recall ever seeing a place that seemed so delightfully lively and convenient.
April 14th, 2009 | Bill Bonner | 1 comment | Continued
Argentina Government Will swallow $26 Billion Worth of Private Pension Funds
Their gripe was that the government of Christina Fernandez de Kirschner was grabbing their pension money. ‘No way,’ replied the queen of the pampas. We are just going to “rescue” it from the wicked capitalists. Like a Doberman rescuing a hot dog, the Argentina government will swallow $26 billion worth of private pension funds. The federales say they are taking the money into protective custody. It will just “disappear,” say protesters.
November 3rd, 2008 | Bill Bonner | 0 comments | Continued