• nkat2112English
    46•3 months ago

    It’s true that things were rough before Argentina’s Trump was voted in, but it’s now substantially worse - and in such a short amount of time too:

    BUENOS AIRES, Sept 26 (Reuters) - Argentina’s poverty rate rocketed to 52.9% in the first half of 2024, the government’s INDEC statistics agency said on Thursday, surging from 40.1% a year earlier.

    For the second half of last year, INDEC had reported a rate of 41.7%.

    • DiplomjodlerEnglish
      6•3 months ago

      But it’ll get better soon. Trust me bro! Just one more tax cut for the rich!

  • @satanmatEnglish
    28•3 months ago

    So trickle down economics made things worse…

    Quick!!! More of the same thing will fix it , right?

    • @Burn_The_RightEnglish
      12•3 months ago

      You have been promoted to MODERATOR of c/Conservative.

      • Flying SquidMEnglish
        3•3 months ago

        What’s funny is that there was a person here who was simping for Milei, constantly posting articles (often from unreliable sources) to talk about how great he is until they were temporarily banned for doing it and hasn’t been back since. I kind of wish they came back for this, except they never commented.

        • @gcheliotisEnglish
          -1•3 months ago

          …and that is the problem with banning people for their views… sooner or later an echo chamber becomes boring. And they too will probably go elsewhere, where their views will go unchallenged as well. Fast forward a few years and everyone becomes ever more convinced of their own sectarian “truths”.

          Unless he was particularly obnoxious about it, don’t know the story 🤷🏻‍♂️

          • Flying SquidMEnglish
            5•3 months ago

            They were banned for repeatedly posting from unreliable sources, or just outright Milei mouthpieces, to push their agenda after being warned to stop. See rule 3.

            Also, as I said, it was a temporary ban. I think a week.

            • @gcheliotisEnglish
              -4•3 months ago

              Ooph, there the same issue again, about what we consider “propaganda”. I have yet to meet someone with objective standards on this, who is able to hold people he agrees with politically to the same standard. Many on here also seem to hate the MBFC ratings that were added to at least create some baseline. So, at the end of the day the value judgements people make on these matters are more often biased than not. Anyway, I am actually interested in even “mouthpieces”, as I am always curious how the other side actually defends what they do, and they could be just marked as such for the avoidance of doubt.

              • Flying SquidMEnglish
                5•3 months ago

                Okay, well you’re welcome to not consider state mouthpieces to be unreliable sources, but they are considered to be here.

                • @gcheliotisEnglish
                  0•3 months ago

                  That is not what I said, but ok, let’s leave it at this :)

  • Dem BosainEnglish
    16•3 months ago

    It sounds like things are working exactly as intended.

  • DiplomjodlerEnglish
    3•3 months ago

    Total surprise. Nobody could possibly have predicted that.

    • @LautaroEnglish
      5•3 months ago

      Different studies. INDEC measured 41% last December.

  • @apfelwoiSchoppenEnglish
    -4•3 months ago

    And yet, US ain’t trying to coup him. Wonder if there is any underlying ideological reaso…