Medellin Reports

[GeneHickman]

Your second paragraph is probably the economic question of the our life times. How much longer can the US keep abusing it's "exhorbitant privilege?" (De Gaulle's phrase, not mine).

Don't disagree, and if we are honest about it, since 2008/9 we haven't conducted ourselves like we are worthy of that privilege at all.

[Combo]

You are right, but places like Colombia don't have the luxury of deficit spending and $US printing the way we do. The World bank/IMF and Ratings agencies force the issue. Their choice is basically to do this or to suffer a downgrade, and then a devaluation, inflation, and other such economic consequences. Right politicians favor the former and leftists the latter. Either path brings tough times. For e.g. How well is Argentina doing?

Who knows how long we (the US) are afforded this privilege. To put this in perspective, this revenue package is around $6B for a country with 1/6th the US population. The US has thrown around $6000B at this problem!

Your second paragraph is probably the economic question of the our life times. How much longer can the US keep abusing it's "exhorbitant privilege?" (De Gaulle's phrase, not mine).

[GeneHickman]

Tax revenues are down because people are struggling to get by due to Covid, to which the government has responded by increasing taxes. Kind of like pouring salt in an open wound for the general public.

You are right, but places like Colombia don't have the luxury of deficit spending and $US printing the way we do. The World bank/IMF and Ratings agencies force the issue. Their choice is basically to do this or to suffer a downgrade, and then a devaluation, inflation, and other such economic consequences. Right politicians favor the former and leftists the latter. Either path brings tough times. For e.g. How well is Argentina doing?

Who knows how long we (the US) are afforded this privilege. To put this in perspective, this revenue package is around $6B for a country with 1/6th the US population. The US has thrown around $6000B at this problem!

[TonySoprano]

What happened to Víctor Galarza? I know he was arrested? I wonder if he was ever convicted?

[Osteoknot]

Actually the protests were more about the proposed new tax reform benefiting the rich and taxing more heavily the middle and low income classes, while social leaders are still being assasinated at alarming rates, along with no major investment in public health, education, and social security. The tax reforms also include adding the VAT tax currently at 19% to utility bills among other things. So if somebody has a utilty bill of $ 10 as an example, it will now cost them almost $ 12. Other provisions also include freezing public employees salaries for five years, at least that is what I read which I find hard to believe. So lots of issues to protest which was scheduled over two weeks ago before the first weekend shutdown occured.

Tax revenues are down because people are struggling to get by due to Covid, to which the government has responded by increasing taxes. Kind of like pouring salt in an open wound for the general public.

[JjBee62]

If I'm vaccinated moderna both shots. Can I present my vaccination card and not get the pcr test? Or is this not an acceptable form of proof yet. I can't find info on this.

No. The PCR test is required, regardless of your vaccination status.

[Surfer500]

If I'm vaccinated moderna both shots. Can I present my vaccination card and not get the pcr test? Or is this not an acceptable form of proof yet. I can't find info on this.

Not as of yet, however European Countries are in the process of setting this up for those who have been vaccinated to allow for Summer travel, and hopefully Colombia will follow suit, albeit some form of proof besides the "vaccine card" may be required which is problematic. They are looking at some form of a digital vaccine record in Europe, so it will be interesting to see how they work that out. And interestingly, besides the "vaccine card" that I got, I also have a digital vaccine administration record on file from the organization that organized the shots in California, so I have a record of it besides the "vaccine card" accessible with a QR code, a black square that can be scanned to verify whether someone has been vaccinated.

Time will tell when Colombia will let people in who have been vaccinated without needing to be tested, but I think it's going to be a while.

[JoeRoc]

I got to experience that Chica in the dress. She makes me drool every time I see her.

I know you desperately (thirsty) wanted him to be talking about the chica you are describing. But alas, the one you described is unfortunately not standing in a doorway, lmao.

[MateoCast98]

If I'm vaccinated moderna both shots. Can I present my vaccination card and not get the pcr test? Or is this not an acceptable form of proof yet. I can't find info on this.

[Surfer500]

There were labor protests in Cartagena. I think they are also anti-lockdown protests as well.

Actually the protests were more about the proposed new tax reform benefiting the rich and taxing more heavily the middle and low income classes, while social leaders are still being assasinated at alarming rates, along with no major investment in public health, education, and social security. The tax reforms also include adding the VAT tax currently at 19% to utility bills among other things. So if somebody has a utilty bill of $ 10 as an example, it will now cost them almost $ 12. Other provisions also include freezing public employees salaries for five years, at least that is what I read which I find hard to believe. So lots of issues to protest which was scheduled over two weeks ago before the first weekend shutdown occured.

[SavePros321]

Is she the one with the short dress with pink and blue flowers?

I know you desperately (thirsty) wanted him to be talking about the chica you are describing. But alas, the one you described is unfortunately not standing in a doorway, lmao.

[JjBee62]

There were labor protests in Cartagena. I think they are also anti-lockdown protests as well.

The protests had been planned for the last 2 weeks. They are against proposed tax reform and corruption in the Duque government.

I was somewhat surprised there was no mention here before the 28th that a national protest was planned. They usually draw big crowds and include some violence and vandalism. Several girls I know posted videos.

[Kafka]

My boots-on-the-ground sent me a couple of videos today of protests in Colombia surrounding Covid, I pulled these fotos off the videos. She said there was some looting going on, too. Don't know exactly where these hotspots were located.

There were labor protests in Cartagena. I think they are also anti-lockdown protests as well.

[BH Bound]

I sent the same fotos out to some of my regular girls, ten in all at the same time I posted here. Each and every one of them answered back they stayed in today, did not venture from home except for Amazonia, who holds a full time job, and she said she was terrified at one of the stops her bus made on her way home from work because of the protestors. I am not there so this is second hand info but very unusual for the girls I know to hunker down like this, take it for what it's worth.

BTW, From Day One, I have always posted chicas with blurred out faces and never use their real names. Can't stop anyone from calling out someone they recognize, half the time they have been wrong, but unless you have specific permission from a chica, even if she is prepago, even is she is all over FaceBook, even if she is the busiest puta you know, I don't think it's right to put a chica's real name out here without express permission. I can already here the naysayers who are mostly very predictable here saying, then don't post the fotos in the first place. There is a minor point there, but that does not change my opinion, and I am not telling anyone what to do.

I condone getting pics and name out there if she is a hustler / thief. In almost any other circumstance, leave that girl alone.

[Osteoknot]

My boots-on-the-ground sent me a couple of videos today of protests in Colombia surrounding Covid, I pulled these fotos off the videos. She said there was some looting going on, too. Don't know exactly where these hotspots were located.

I sent the same fotos out to some of my regular girls, ten in all at the same time I posted here. Each and every one of them answered back they stayed in today, did not venture from home except for Amazonia, who holds a full time job, and she said she was terrified at one of the stops her bus made on her way home from work because of the protestors. I am not there so this is second hand info but very unusual for the girls I know to hunker down like this, take it for what it's worth.

BTW, From Day One, I have always posted chicas with blurred out faces and never use their real names. Can't stop anyone from calling out someone they recognize, half the time they have been wrong, but unless you have specific permission from a chica, even if she is prepago, even is she is all over FaceBook, even if she is the busiest puta you know, I don't think it's right to put a chica's real name out here without express permission. I can already here the naysayers who are mostly very predictable here saying, then don't post the fotos in the first place. There is a minor point there, but that does not change my opinion, and I am not telling anyone what to do.