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Re:Results of Stack Overflow survey of 20,000 developers by pedrosorio on Wednesday June 11, 2014 @02:14AM (#7876679)
The parent comment talks about 11000 dollars per year. According to google that translates to less than 7500 Argentine pesos per month: https://www.google.com/#q=11000%2F12+usd+in+argentine+pesos
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Re:Results of Stack Overflow survey of 20,000 developers by conanbatt on Wednesday June 11, 2014 @05:22AM (#7877081)
That is using the 'official' rate, which the rate the central bank forces(if you transfer money to argentina, the central bank will keep the dollars and give you pesos) you to sell your dollars to(about 8.05). But you cant buy dollars from the central bank, so you have to get them 'illegaly', which is between 11 and 12 pesos per dollar today.

Thats what the OP refers to with black market exchange.

Disclosure: I am also Argentinian

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