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Poverty in Argentina soars to over 50% as Milei’s austerity measures hit hard (www.theguardian.com)

submitted 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) by Amoxtli to c/[email protected]

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They finally have to get a job.

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Who’d have thought right wing policies don’t actually help people? I for one am shocked!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

https://www.cnn.com/2024/09/27/business/argentina-poverty-rate-increase-50-percent/index.html

That marked a steep jump from 41.7% at the end of last year and more than double the 26% just seven years ago,

I'm not sure I'd chalk it up to 10 months of presidency as much as the past administrations mistakes.