The view from the North Pole
From Paris to Buenos Aires, people are protesting the cost of living and the erosion of public services La entrada The view from the North Pole se publicó primero en Buenos Aires Herald .
On October 19, President Javier Milei questioned oil and gas executives about how Argentines survive without money by the 20th of the month. He dismissed this as an invention of the Kirchnerites, comparing it to "nonsense the size of a house." Household debt rose to 12.81% in August, nearly double the previous year, and 53% of respondents in a recent poll admitted to borrowing, often for food.
Milei sees protests abroad as evidence that the issues faced by Argentines are due to the failures of their governments. However, overseas protests over wages, pensions, energy costs and living expenses exhibit similar demands for better schools, livable wages, pensions and control over their land and resources. These demands mirror those of Argentines, who face challenges in education, wages, pensions and land use.
While Milei attributes Argentines' struggles to his predecessors, he fails to address why his government cannot provide the necessary support.
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