Does anyone know what the Argentine Pay Scale actually is?
I have been doing a bit of research and the numbers are all over the place. I have had people tell me that doctors and lawyers and such make about 100, 000 pesos / yr and others tell me they only make about 60, 000 pesos / per year. Others tell me the prostitutes are making over 500000pesos / year while other tell me 15000. I mean really, if they made 500000pesos / year wouldn't they be considered super rich and drive Porshes to your pad? So please only respond if you actually know what you are posting is true as my bull shit meter is way over tilt from some private conversations on the topic recently.
What does the average_______make in Argentina / year in pesos?
Highschool teacher.
Plumber.
Subway driver.
Department store sales person.
Hair stylist.
Doctor.
Lawyer.
Police officer.
Fireman.
Any others you want to add to help me understand the range and economy.
I really appreciate any help you have. Even some of the "data" I reviewed from the government makes no sense at all. None of it jives with what a few friends there have told me, but what they have said doesn't really add up either. Really, I am trying to figure out, how much money does a single 25 year old have to make in Argentina to live a reasonable lifestyle?
Pete
Interesting comment from Argentine Friend: My Personal View (not about mongering)
A friend who was born and raised in BA had the following to say in regard to the discussion we are having:
"The construct of upward mobility or the "American Dream" doesn't exist in Argentina unless your parents own land, you are a sports or media figure, or you are on the take." She claims people strive to just survive and have a few nice things which strangely she tells me for Argentine women is often the ability to have plastic surgery! "A good husband will let his wife have her imperfections corrected.". Most of this is done on credit according to her so the cost is actually quite high. It seems that the "social programs" in Argentina have parity with some of POTUS' brilliant ideas. Rewarding the masses for remaining the mass instead of for aspiring to raise themselves and their country to improved conditions seems a sure way to maintain tight control of power over an economically dwindling republic. "Hope" should not be in regard to the next handout but rather to the opportunity to improve one's condition through hard work and sacrifice in my opinion.
From the standpoint of starting a business there, one thing I have noticed is that many of the ladies I have spoken with have not been at all interested in what they could do to make it a success but instead only on how little would they need to do for larger pay. I see this more and more in the US as well. It is hard to find the hunger in the eyes of many of the young to improve themselves, their families, or their society. Of course there are exceptions that I have befriended both in Argentina and the US, but the trend seems pretty clear; or maybe I am just getting old and jaded in my views. I find that my companies in the US must interview 30-50 individuals for entry level positions to find those with the attitude needed for self sacrifice, dedication, and team spirit toward accomplishing the goals of the company. This is 3-5 times that of even 10 years ago. Has fatalism lead to our societies becoming more accepting of their current status? I see wonderful people accepting life positions I know they could lift themselves out of with encouragement, guidance, and a reasonably fair and truly equitable system.
Pete
Just ask the Chinese immigrants
Just go to Chinatown, BA or LA, and they will tell the reason they immigrated was for a better life. And the great majority is doing that. They take whatever fall through the cracks by the "homeboys" and turn it into gold. Hustle, sacrifice and helping each other, that is the name of the game.
Meanwhile, history is repeating itself with the "homeboys". As with previous great civilizations, prosperity leads to indulgence, and then to hell. The good part is that sometimes, it takes a hundred or so years to go down the drain. The Chinese completed their cycle a few times, America, the innocent is still a virgin. And Argentina has always been the master of self-delusion.
Take all these with a grain of salt.