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The country is under reporting inflation. Some peg it at 30%. The best way to hedge against inflation is to borrow a lot the currency that is devaluing and then purchasing something that holds its value. Bitcoin fits the bill nicely. Unfortunately, there is a limit on the amount of foreign transactions an Argentine can make. Listings on the Argentine "eBay" are selling BTC in pesos for twice what it is worth in the USA: http://articulo.mercadolibre.com.ar/MLA-520567302-bitcoin-btc-la-moneda-del-futuro-_JM This is probably dubious from a legal standpoint but selling mining contracts seems to be popular on the site as well.

There not a shortage of tech jobs right now, particularly in engineering, but also in other hard sciences.

Maybe if "we" got out of the mindset of wanting to pay third world wages, people would move to these kinds of fields?

It is funny, in my opinion, the ones to the greatest extent setting wages ( trying to keep them low ) seem to be the ones lamenting the fact that people don't want those jobs, and all the while praising the market for all the magic it can do ( and it can ).

I thought tech jobs were paying well in the US? The lowest wage I could earn in the US is at least two times as much as I earn in Argentina working as a software developer, even when most things cost twice as much as in the US (1000 ARS are 224 USD)

I don't see how USD50 000 is a third word wage.

I dunno about everything you said but if you cant find an USB keyboard, I say you have issues....

http://listado.mercadolibre.com.ar/teclado-usb

most payphones in latin america looked like that until about 10 years ago. check mercadolibre.com sort of the latin american ebay. here is one that is a bit newer, working, just touchtone. http://articulo.mercadolibre.com.ar/MLA-83851059-telefono-publico-telecom-ex-entel-unico-_JM Here is an errickson that is rotary. http://articulo.mercadolibre.com.ar/MLA-83913697-telefono-publico-antiguo-ericsson-_JM And another one. http://articulo.mercadolibre.com.ar/MLA-83913775-telefono-publico-_JM

most payphones in latin america looked like that until about 10 years ago. check mercadolibre.com sort of the latin american ebay. here is one that is a bit newer, working, just touchtone. http://articulo.mercadolibre.com.ar/MLA-83851059-telefono-publico-telecom-ex-entel-unico-_JM Here is an errickson that is rotary. http://articulo.mercadolibre.com.ar/MLA-83913697-telefono-publico-antiguo-ericsson-_JM And another one. http://articulo.mercadolibre.com.ar/MLA-83913775-telefono-publico-_JM

most payphones in latin america looked like that until about 10 years ago. check mercadolibre.com sort of the latin american ebay. here is one that is a bit newer, working, just touchtone. http://articulo.mercadolibre.com.ar/MLA-83851059-telefono-publico-telecom-ex-entel-unico-_JM Here is an errickson that is rotary. http://articulo.mercadolibre.com.ar/MLA-83913697-telefono-publico-antiguo-ericsson-_JM And another one. http://articulo.mercadolibre.com.ar/MLA-83913775-telefono-publico-_JM

Someone already took care of it (link in spanish): http://articulo.mercadolibre.com.ar/MLA-52568423-vendo-2-por-1-nokia-1100-_JM They're selling 2 Nokia 1100 at ~$1300