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[–] [email protected] 38 points 1 month ago (2 children)

these measures have also pushed up unemployment and the poverty rate

Hard to believe this is going to be good for Argentina when the people can't afford even to live. Seems like he's just giving the country away to business.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

That's essentially the case. His changes, other than the austerity related ones, were intended to make Argentinian goods more competitive (cheaper) globally while actively hurting the purchasing power of Argentinians. If it "works," it'll mean inflation slows, and they hope the business profits will trickle down while businesses capture the government, income inequality increases, and businesses and billionaires accumulate more of Argentina's wealth.

[–] sensiblepuffin 16 points 1 month ago

Sounds like a libertarian paradise. Be extremely comfortable as long as you're part of a certain 5% of the population.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago

Guess what Trump's plan is

[–] FlyingSquid 14 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I guess I will have to counter OP's simping for Miliei once again.

The austerity has also caused deep economic pain in Argentina, with nearly 60% of Argentines now living in poverty, up from 44% in December 2023, according to the Catholic University. Milei has balanced the budget by slashing financial transfers to provinces, removing energy and transport subsidies and holding wages and pensions steady despite inflation.

https://apnews.com/article/argentina-milei-budget-congress-economy-inflation-c83178217097093d476fab94429768a4

[–] tmijail 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

In case anyone wants to look at the data: https://www.indec.gob.ar/ftp/cuadros/economia/sh_oferta_demanda_desest_12_24.xls

Here's the data on an XMR chart (excluding the pandemic)

And here's the last section with the downward trend removed.

Last trimester's GDP growth is almost at the point of significance. In the last chart, I'd wait until either we get a point over the blue line or we have a few more points over the dotted line before doing a victory lap.