Argentina’s poverty rate rose to 32.3% in the first half of 2026 from 28.2% in the previous six months, official data showed on Thursday, as incomes lagged rising prices. Extreme poverty climbed to 7.5% from 6.3%. Among children aged 14 and under, 44.5% were poor.

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[–] 5 points 1 day ago* (2 children)

Who knew imposing austerity would.. impose austerity?

Every economist is an idiot. Except Stephanie Kelton.

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  • [–] 18 points 1 day ago


    Even more neoliberalism leads to even more poverty for the majority... who could have guessed that!?! /s

    You just can't solve problems with the same methods that caused them in the first place... yet the libertarians manage time and again to convince enough citizens to vote for their own butcher.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 day ago

    TEMU Wolverine fails at economics.

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