Persistent inflation, rising unemployment, and corruption cases are creating the worst possible panorama for the president’s public image

Persistent inflation, rising unemployment, and corruption cases are creating the worst possible panorama for the president’s public image

In a scenario constructed from the official statistics promoted by the government, Javier Milei’s Argentina is a happy world: poverty is falling to its lowest level in the last seven years, economic activity is reaching record highs, and fiscal balance is being maintained.

But, simultaneously, more and more people say that their present situation doesn’t align with the successes touted by the far-right president, a disconnect pointed out not only by his detractors but even by figures of economic orthodoxy aligned with his policies.

  • nkat2112@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    37·
    10 小时前

    I admit:

    I didn’t have “Milei fascism resulting in donkey meat as an Argentinian food staple” on my bingo card.

    • manxu@piefed.socialEnglish
      161·
      9 小时前

      Right? Argentina having a beef shortage is weirdo bizarre, like Russia running out of vodka or Saudi Arabia out of oil.

      • potustheplant@feddit.nlEnglish
        7·
        4 小时前

        There is no beef shortage. It’s just about beef being too expensive. Also, I’ve lived in Argentina my entire life and I’ve never seen “donkey meat” or heard of anyone who has.

      • bedwyr@piefed.caEnglish
        2·
        8 小时前

        Fun fact, Vodka is swill, and has always been owned by the Tsar that has a virtual monopoly on it. The rich in Russia don’t drink that shit.