I'm form Argentina and it saddens me that this post comments will fall among these categories:
- Peple saying "don't cry for me XXX".
- Argentines explaining that Argentina is the worst country, worse than the worst.
- Uninformed right-wing people talking about Cuba, communism.
Even the summary is wrong! That 35% is not a tax, just a pre-payment of the income tax that you can recover.
All hope is lost.
We are all indoctrinated in certain things, and those beliefs hang onto people like a religion. The notion that "my" country is the best country in the world, and all other countries are inferior in every way, is a hard one to shake. I saw it clearly on my trip to North Korea- although some people there are just playing along, a lot of people there really believe that their nation is the best on earth. It was like looking in a funhouse mirror at the people who chant "USA USA USA". People have to keep inventing reasons to keep believing their indoctrinations. Any evidence supporting their pre-existing beliefs is held up as fact, and any evidence which doesn't agree with their preconceptions is tossed aside as propaganda, fiction, lies, etc. I have seen this with people all over the world. It sucks to be on the losing end of this kind of attitude however.