Politics, politics, politics (so long and thanks for all the fish)

[Batspur]

Great work and doesn't mess about.

Poverty levels have risen to over 50% Thats worse than the majority of Africa. Well done Javier! He’s really owning those libtards. Mainly by starving them to death but a wins a win hey?

A year into Javier Milei’s presidency, Argentina’s poverty hits a new high

In Argentina, the poverty rate has surpassed 50 percent in the wake of wide-ranging austerity measures and deregulation.

www.aljazeera.com

For nearly 40 years, Argentina’s poverty level had consistently hovered above 25 percent. But since the far-right Milei took office on December 10, 2023, that figure has skyrocketed.

Over the last year, the poverty rate reached nearly 53 percent.

 

[Rorschach]

I'm not sure you can blame the guy who is reducing inflation for that.

He's doing all the right things, but there's a lot of brick to correct.

Is he? I think the jury is very much out on this. Higher unemployment, soaring poverty levels and austerity measures that would make a tory wince seems to be the approach (no wonder you approve). Making it so no one can buy stuff might help reduce inflation but whether it is a long term fix for the country's ills remains to be seen.

 

[scaramanga]

Is he? I think the jury is very much out on this. Higher unemployment, soaring poverty levels and austerity measures that would make a tory wince seems to be the approach (no wonder you approve). Making it so no one can buy stuff might help reduce inflation but whether it is a long term fix for the country's ills remains to be seen.

Unemployment and poverty were already soaring before he started. I'm not sure there's much that can be done in the short term to turn that around.

He might have directly increased unemployment in pointless civil service jobs, but that's to be commended.

 

[Rorschach]

Unemployment and poverty were already soaring before he started. I'm not sure there's much that can be done in the short term to turn that around.

He might have directly increased unemployment in pointless civil service jobs, but that's to be

He's made all of these significantly worse though. This slash-and-burn approach may work out longer term, I have no idea if it will really, and I don't think anyone else does either. However, I'm impressed you know off the top of your head all the jobs in the Argentinian government that were no longer needed. You truly do know your stuff.

 

[scaramanga]

He's made all of these significantly worse though. This slash-and-burn approach may work out longer term, I have no idea if it will really, and I don't think anyone else does either. However, I'm impressed you know off the top of your head all the jobs in the Argentinian government that were no longer needed. You truly do know your stuff.

All govt jobs are not needed!

Realistically it's impossible to get to zero govt jobs. But best to aim for that and get as close as one can.