• Flying Squid@lemmy.worldM
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    2 days ago

    Very much so:

    The poverty figure for the first six months of this year was 52.9%, up from 41.7% in the second half of 2023, said the country’s Indec statistics agency.

    Since taking office in December, Milei has slashed subsidies for transport, fuel and energy and sacked thousands of civil servants, as he seeks to bring down inflation and reduce government expenditure.

    https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ceqn751x19no

    But hey, he’s curbed inflation! Libertarianism FTW, am I right?