PostsCommentsPayoutsstacyloesch (55)in #paro2025 • 6 days agoEcuador Paró 2025 - Observations from an expat here.Discussion of Paro 2025 in Imbabura Ecuadorstacyloesch (55)in #milkweed • 3 days agoThe Joy of Growing Milkweed and Monarch ButterfliesGrowing milkweed plants for butterflies in Cotacachi Ecuadorstacyloesch (55)in #paro2025 • 3 days agoRE: Ecuador Paró 2025 - Observations from an expat here.Agreed that any additional cost to very poor is bad. But subsidies are just an extremely inefficient way to treat the problem. Probably pennies on the dollar spent on the…stacyloesch (55)in Hive Ecuador • 5 days agoRE: Diesel to the fire / Diesel al fuego [ENG/ESP]Sorry - forgot to add this comment. You say this: "Starting 2020, over a span of 17 months, the price of Gasoline was gradually adapted to the world market price, ending with a…stacyloesch (55)in #paro2025 • 3 days agoRE: Ecuador Paró 2025 - Observations from an expat here.OK - maybe. But for example there was a controversy on our barrio's whatsapp group where somebody said they saw a municipio truck at the Paro with it's ID covered. This would…stacyloesch (55)in Hive Ecuador • 5 days agoRE: Diesel to the fire / Diesel al fuego [ENG/ESP]Interesting article - somehow I had not read it until today. I sort of thought the "terrorist" term was just a bit of rhetoric...I did not know people were actually being…stacyloesch (55)in Weekend Experiences • 6 days agoRE: What kind of questions are those???Louise and I were vegetarian for one year. She continues to aspire to being vegan. And of course there are many reasons for this. The health, the ethical treatment of animals…stacyloesch (55)in #paro2025 • 2 days agoRE: Ecuador Paró 2025 - Observations from an expat here.Same reply...beer therapy is required!stacyloesch (55)in #paro2025 • 2 days agoRE: Ecuador Paró 2025 - Observations from an expat here.I's like to buy you a beer and we can talk about all this. I really do think it is good to have these discussions - but sometimes face to face would be better. Again - I do…stacyloesch (55)in #milkweed • 3 days agoRE: The Joy of Growing Milkweed and Monarch ButterfliesMakes sense. Thanks.stacyloesch (55)in Hive Ecuador • 4 days agoRE: Diesel to the fire / Diesel al fuego [ENG/ESP]Yep - I get it now. You are correct - that's a very nice graph! The other point to keep in mind is that after both large increases the resulting Paros were not an effective…stacyloesch (55)in Hive Ecuador • 5 days agoRE: Diesel to the fire / Diesel al fuego [ENG/ESP]It was a rise in 2022 - and it was not a peaceful one as we both know. Lasso wanted gas price raised to $2.55 and diesel at $1.90. After all the losses and nationwide protests…stacyloesch (55)in #paro2025 • 6 days agoRE: Ecuador Paró 2025 - Observations from an expat here.OK - interesting point. I was not aware Noboa promised not to remove the subsidy. Commensurability - I had to look up that word! Thanks for adding to my "average verbal SAT…stacyloesch (55)in #paro2025 • 6 days agoRE: Ecuador Paró 2025 - Observations from an expat here.Yes - of course there are many suspicions about who perhaps is financially backing these protests. Noboa has many enemies including the narco gangs and the illegal mining…stacyloesch (55)in #paro2025 • 6 days agoRE: Ecuador Paró 2025 - Observations from an expat here.STOP