In a couple of years time the liberal/left will be demanding we send food to Argentina because their citizens are going hungry.

The IMF also censured Argentina for putting out inaccurate economic data.
Has the IMF has noticed that the US has been running (down) without a budget for four years and Barry Peron Øbama has just missed the deadline for submitting the next one?

Crickets...

I remember when this worked so well under Nixon. Except instead of decreasing gas lines, it made them worse. Man, it won´t be long before we have a huge Argentina version of the Animal House food fight.

"Price freezes" To be followed promptly by food shortages, lines to buy basic food supplies, hoarding, rising unemployment, and riots. The stupidity of liberals on full display. Again.

This is getting ready to hit the US next year when Obamacare cuts payments to Doctors and other medical service providers - they´ll stop providing the service, they´ll retire, they´ll work a day less a week, etc.

Dittos, #3. Shortages to come ...

#4 beat me to it. Price freezes don´t address the problem (central bank monetary policy), they only make it impossible to do business, and shortages result. It wouldn´t surprise me if this budding Eva Peron is clueless to the history of price controls. A remarkable picture of this occurred in Germany just after WW2 when the then-chancellor lifted price controls (which were a component of US occupation policy, BTW). OVERNIGHT shelves were restocked.

If I was in Argentina, I´d be investing in the black market right now. It´s going to explode.

It will work this time...wait and see. All you need is the right leader and this one is "cute" :-)

I do remember Nixon´s wage and price controls. I recall he started by freezing the price of meat temporarily just before the election. It must have worked... for him.

Fernandez might be "cute" under all that makeup, but I can´t tell.

That´ll work!

Shortages are coming, black markets and the underground economy will thrive.

And 0bama will try it here once Bernanke´s QE 1, 2, 3, etc. backfire.

...and this one is "cute" :-)

Not close up. Rumor is her makeup bills and surgery bankrupted the country.

Oh, this is so wonderful! I´m on the verge of tears!

Now all the people will have all the food they want at prices they can afford to pay. And the greedy food profiteers will have to answer to the people.

Why can´t it be this way all the time - - everywhere? Why can´t Santa Claus bring us presents every day - - instead of just on Christmas Eve?

Yea, that will work...until the suppliers won´t sell at the low price.

Libs do this to force creation of yet another crisis that they have to step in as hero´s and solve. These cycles need to be totally busted!

Only racists point out that the emperer has no clothes.

Time to take another trip to Argentina! The black market for the dollar is above 8/peso (official rate around 5). It is expected to go up to 10, easily.

Such a beautiful country, with so many assets...and such a terrible government.

When will Argentina freeze the money printing presses?

All you who say that gov´t price controls lead to rationing and shortages, just because they always have in the past, are not thinking positively. You should know that we are much smarter now and know the correct way to do it. Besides, would you just do nothing and let the situation get out of control?
Shame on you. You should look forward to it happening here.

(Do I really need a /s for this?)

Price controls cause shortages--see NYC rent control.

Argentina was a wealthy country prior to Juan and Eva Peron. But a headlong rush into fascism bankrupted the country and spun it into chaos from which has never fully recovered. Obama is warmed-over Peron. History does repeat itself.

The Government solution to a Government caused problem!
Yeah, price controls - that´s really gonna work too...
Dam fools that are too arrogant to admit they are wrong and too greedy to let go of power!
Sound familiar?

Coming soon to a grocery store near you.

Poor, poor Argentina. They will learn the hard way as I fear we will also.

Good luck with that.

No wonder the Usurper embraced Kirchner and the Malvinas.
He is one of them.
Argentina also had the largest gold reserves in the world pre Peron and exported wheat,
Compare Argentina and Chile - like Texas and California or New York.

Nothing like doing things that are proven failures. The Argentine people don´t deserve this. I spent 3 years working in Buenos Aires and loved every minute of it. Most of them are wonderful people.

Nixon´s ineffective wage and price controls were followed but Ford´s WIN (whip inflation now)buttons which were followed by Carter´s stagflation.

Stupid, stupid, stupid.

Food shortages will be starting soon. If I were in Argentina, I´d be stocking up ASAP with long term storable foods. Going to be government caused hard times, as usual.