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What I find most interesting is how the Argentines have moved beyond "fairness doctrine". They are fed up enough with it that they tried something entirely new. They were willing to give up their government free lunch promise and bet on a new idea. Less government. My suspicion is the young and indoctrinated college graduates in the US are moving dow the road of Marxism, which sounds great. Will it be 100 years before America dumps the government support and chooses their own motivation of each individual?

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Oct 15Liked by Joel Bowman

As in Canada, the trains ran from east to west and back again. Although the writing of Your train mirrors the opportunity that has brought many a Country the better living.

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Oct 15Liked by Joel Bowman

I hope you continue this story. Is the rail system still viable, or did it fall to the ravages of collectivism, like in the US (amtrak, anyways)? (Well, I think we all know the answer to that one.)

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There are a few of us carryovers (post WW 2) babies of the late 40s/early 50’s who’ve slowly graduated toward staying alive into this century.

Generations are fond of stating their obvious’s statements that denote with their thumbs stuck under the armpits of ‘how rough they had it’. I still can envision my dad walking 20 miles to school everyday IN A SNOWSTORM even in july if you were gullible enough at age 10 to believe him. Well, at least his 10 hole boots had a pair of homemade in the Pittsburgh kitchen knitted socks. Saved by the catholic church bell again.

After this fun banter my point is this. Even the argentine gauchos had it rough and the cattle drivers rougher bc well, they just did. I heard once that underwear back then was an option for the kiddies.

Oh the horror, but at least today they have bathrooms aboard the trains. Hmmm, a luxury even today.

Yes, the planet is still turning I’m told.✌️

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Still turning indeed, now from the downside-up!

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Our trip planning is underway Joel. Can you recommend a good history book on Argentina? Great article, thanks.

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Great to hear of your travel plans, good sir. Let me reckon on the book recommendation for a bit and get back to you. Perhaps I’ll turn it into a Notes book review or something. Cheers!

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Oct 15Liked by Joel Bowman

doesn’t work and since interchangeability didn’t exist growth of commerce was capped

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Oct 15Liked by Joel Bowman

With the demise of the rail network came the realization that having multiple companies running trains on tracks with different gauges i

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Also called a captive market!

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All of the hope for Milei and his changes; all disintegrating. Milei is making Argentina a genocide-ignoring country. What a disappointment! What a legacy!

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Great history and geography lesson! I've got my map out. Don't forget the video of the Palacio Barolo!

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