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Milei’s Argentina

Police detain Father Jorge ‘Chueco’ Romero during a pensioners’ protest. Members of the Option for the Poor clergy have joined weekly demonstrations against pension freezes and cuts to essential medical coverage. Buenos Aires, 14 May 2025.

Photograph: Tadeo Bourbon, for Revista Mu/World Press Photo 2026

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earthling Apr 24

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In Argentina, aggressive austerity measures aimed at curbing 200% inflation have plunged older people into a desperate struggle for survival. With the minimum pension hovering around $300 – below half the estimated basic cost of living – many retirees are forced to ration food and forgo essential medical treatments.

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#austerity
#poverty