Jan 5, 2009

La crisis de las monedas


El nuevo signo monetario de la Argentina Nacional, Popular y Progresista

Insisto, idénticas políticas, idénticos resultados.

Vuelven los 80, cuando los vueltos se daban con tiras de aspirina y caramelos:

Suppose you want to ride the bus or feed a parking meter without exact change. Or suppose you just want to drop a few cents in a street musician's hat. Nothing easier, right? Not if you live in Argentina. Try doing any of these things there, and you could be in for a major hassle.

Why? Because Argentina is in the grips of a small-change shortage. Want change for a five-peso (about $1.70) note? Don't try getting it at a store, unless you plan to buy something -- and be ready in that case to have the merchant refuse your business rather than part with precious centavos, or to have him hand you bon-bons instead of coins. Banks aren't much help either. The law says they're supposed to give you up to 20 pesos worth of change; but most openly flout that rule, supplying just a few pesos worth, or even hanging out "No Change" signs, like the ones at retailers' kiosks.

1 comment:

  1. El otro día nos dieron caramelos, por lo menos, estaban ricos.

    Si hay un símbolo de lo poco que le importa el pueblo a los políticos, es este tema de las monedas.

    Los problemas que le causan a la gente común, la que no tiene auto, son enormes.

    Es una preocupación de todos los días.

    Si por lo menos hubiesen impulsado las tarjetas para los coletivos y los trenes, el problema sería muy menor, pero ni siquiera les importa.

    Y claro, si la gente es tan idiota que los sigue votando.

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