Escape America Now – I have written about the Trans-Pacific Partnership Free Trade Treaty in an earlier entry. Chile already has good free trade agreements with all of the Pacific countries meeting to revamp and increase participation in the present Trans-Pacific Partnership Treaty. Thus, it stands to gain little or nothing by ratifying a new or revised ... Read More
Escape America Now – The 2013 general election results were harrowing for the Right and libertarians. The center-left presidential frontrunner, Socialist Party candidate Michelle Bachelet, is sure to win the runoff election next month. And she will enjoy huge gains in Congress to help her implement a nefarious leftist agenda. The Left is ... Read More
Escape America Now – November 17, 2013 was Election Day 2013 in Chile. People voted for President, Senators, Representatives (diputados) and consejeros regionales (COREs), which are elected to force the regional governors (intendentes) to allocate federal money within each province. Note that Chile does not have regionalism or federalism but instead has much stronger centralism ... Read More
Escape America Now – Today, November 17, 2013, is Election Day 2013 in Chile. People are voting for President, Senators, Representatives (diputados) and consejos regionales (COREs), which are elected to force the regional governors (intendentes) to allocate federal money within each province. Note that Chile does not have regionalism or federalism but instead ... Read More
Escape America Now – Like most Western countries, Chile was far different in terms of religious culture and tolerance during the 19th Century. As an officially Roman Catholic country (as derived from the Chilean Constitution of 1833), and especially before 1865, “heresy” was officially prohibited: either in terms of holding Protestant and Evangelical services or ... Read More
Escape America Now – Without a doubt, Viña del Mar (about 1:45 by car via superhighway WNW of northeastern Santiago) is the second most livable city in Chile. Note that when I make that claim I am not considering the many beautiful smaller Chilean towns with First World amenities reasonably close: Pucón, Zapallar, ... Read More
Escape America Now – According to a survey by USA Today, the majority of five million voters elected Torres del Paine national park in Chile’s 12th Region as the 8th wonder of the world. Those of us who have been there are hardly surprised. In fact, I have been saying for years that southern Chile ... Read More
For the past six years I’ve been blogging on Google’s free Blogger service. At first it was an experiment and sort of a hobby. But after a while demand grew, resulting in my consulting service as well as the visa and residency service. I’ve also had the opportunity to get involved with various real estate ... Read More
Some foreigners (non-citizens) can vote in Chile. They have to be permanent residents who have been in the country at least five years that are over the age of 18. Voter registration is automatic and goes according to one’s last known address. You have to be in Chile at your designated precinct to ... Read More
