tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10990830.post113778531434264469..comments2012-02-17T19:19:10.510-03:00Team Good Airshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03415898744410787600noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10990830.post-1138372458420470292006-01-27T11:34:00.000-03:002006-01-27T11:34:00.000-03:00And I suppose Argentina's general view that the plants are "naaaasty" has got nothing to do with the fact that the plants didn't want to set up in Argentina (which ironcially already has 5 plants operating with much more dated & polluting technology)?<BR/><BR/>Actually, independent international reports suggest the plants will operate under the newest possible technology and won't be polluting. A fact most Argentineans and environmentalists seem to think it is more conventient to ignore.<BR/><BR/>Maybe if Argentinians hadn't wildly celebrated the fact that they were defaulting on foreign debt, then foreign companies would be more interested in investing there. But plain and simple, it can't be trusted.<BR/><BR/>I think environmentalists concerns are genuine, but frankly if we listened to them every time we'd be living in caves. And the Argentinean governments collusion with activists betrays the low regard they have for the responsibility placed on them. I'm all for controls on pollution, but the current Argentinean position is just contractiction of anything Uruguay says or does.<BR/><BR/>And as for the "gambling" metaphor on the previous post, if Argentina had ever taken it's economic responsibilities properly (i.e. not cheat & steal at every opportunity), then it wouldn't have gone down the pan, dragging Uruguay (always viewed as economically responsible) down with it.<BR/><BR/>Bring on the plants, bring on the free trade agreement with the U.S., and bring on more indepedence from Argentina, which has for years viewed Uruguay as one of it's provinces. Not any more...Irritated of Montevideonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10990830.post-1137929012583531432006-01-22T08:23:00.000-03:002006-01-22T08:23:00.000-03:00The chance that Uruguay is taking in stepping out on their own so fits with their view of Mercosur. If you've ever been to downtown Montevideo, the building that houses Mercosur headquarters is the front half of the building that houses the local casino in the back half... there's something ironically appropriate about the gambling going on "behind the scenes" or at least, behind the walls...SaltShakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01976914613329554854noreply@blogger.com