Yeah, this’ll help:
Argentina has temporarily blocked sales of certain electronics including Apple’s iPhone and RIM’s BlackBerry in order to stabilize the country’s ailing economy, while suggesting that companies must build plants in the country to resume sales. The decision by the Argentinian government claims that the selective consumer electronics ban is meant to slow rising inflation and correct the disparity between the pesos and U.S. dollar. . .
If someone were to look, I think they’d find a Kircher ally who benefits financially from this. At least, I hope so. It’s actually more frightening if they are actually telling the truth; if they really think that banning smartphone sales will help their economy. Who is going to invest in Argentine manufacturing under these circumstances?
POSTSCRIPT: Vodkapundit’s link is no good any more (the article’s been replaced by a full page of ads); you can find the article here.
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