Prices soar in Argentina after Milei’s currency devaluation
Prices soar in Argentina after Milei’s currency devaluation
Unions are meeting to discuss their response to an adjustment plan whose burden, they warn, will fall on the working class: ‘A total social tsunami is coming’
Haha the 'chainsaw the central bank' guy turns out to be unhinged, who knew
33You can't say we didn't know what was on the package, this is entirely self-inflicted.
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Anarcho-capitalism means that the rich can exploit the poor without any limits or protection. Whoever thought this was a good idea deserves to live with the consequences. The others have my sympathy.
30TBF there's a reason for the devaluation. In countries like Argentina the government sets the price of the dollar, but that doesn't affect the real price, so in the end the government pays the difference. In the case of Argentina the government basically made the dollar half its real value, so say for every 100 dollars an Argentinian bought the government needed to pay 50.
It's a bad situation all around and there are no good solutions, but just leaving it be is unsustainable.
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You thought having a leftist as leader was bad, Argentina, good luck dealing with this douche in power.
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9That's helpful, but why declare a 50% devaluation? Isn't that just determined once you peg to the dollar and float your currency?
2Yearly inflation for December 2023 has been 160% (stuff that used to cost 100, now costs 260)
A 50% devaluation, is the same as a 100% inflation: stuff that used to cost 100, now costs 200.
Milei has promised a reduction in inflation for the next year, from the 160% to just 60% (stuff that used to cost 100, plus through the 50% devaluation now costs 200, will end up costing just another 60% more, or
320"160").Meaning: instead of having to anounce a 220% inflation for 2024, he's split it into "50% devaluation, plus 60% inflation".
...see? He promised to reduce inflation, and he did! 🎉🤡 /s
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