Argentina is facing a "red card" from the folks at the IMF for manipulating inflation statistics to reduce the true numbers. So why exactly is Argentina so different from the USA, the EU, or the People's Republic of China?

Who believes that unemployment in the US, according to the BLS, is at 7.8%? How is that not laughable? What's the real labor participation rate and real unemployment rate? Many sites not linked to the US Government give pictures closer to three times the official unemployment rate. And if there's one "objective truth," why has the US government insisted on changing the way it measures inflation and unemployment over the years? Is the government somehow getting closer to the "truth" or just becoming more insistent on covering it up?

Who believes the EU debt + unemployment crisis is solved and the Euro will last another 10 years? Who thinks Italy, and France, Greece, Portugal, etc. are solvent?

Who thinks China's ghost cities aren't real and trust the Chinese statistics folks? How can China still be booming and continuing to grow its export-based economy when the rest of the world (from mineral exporting Australia to i-consumers in the US) are losing jobs and have less money?

So why exactly do some nations suffer threats and sanctions while others can so blatantly manipulate whatever they please with no repercussions? Because while the Argentines may be rioting, Americans, Italians, and Chinese citizens are dealing with the same very real issues, misery, and concerns that leaders insist on covering up. It's just that those countries aren't called out for the public relations/lies as others are.