[liendolucas]

I understand the sentiment. This has already happened in Argentina in 2000 (the infamous "corralito"). Many people lost the savings of their lives. After this a big distrust against banks was installed and people decided to put their money not in bank accounts but in bank safe boxes, which in theory can't be touched. At the time I was a teenager in school but after that experience I've learnt not leave a single dollar in Argentinian banks. There seems to be literally no difference to what's happening there than what happened to us 22 years ago.

Edit: Some corrections and modifications.

[danuker]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economic_history_of_Argentina

> Since independence from Spain in 1816, the country has defaulted on its debt nine times

[dotancohen]

Amazing for a nation which is literally named for its reserves of precious metals.

[layer8overhere]

I know the Chicago boys get some flak for what they didn't get right but it sounds like Argentina would have benefited greatly from a few of them... jeez

[vbezhenar]

I don’t trust safes either. Buy gold and bury it. Other means are not solid.

[mFixman]

The amount of people keeping life savings outside banks after the 2001 crisis caused a huge increase in the amount of kidnappings and violent crimes.

Those were difficult times.