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Soup Kitchens in Argentina due to Social Emergency; Right-wing, Conservative, Neoliberal Mauricio Macri: Weapon of Mass Misery
Topic Started: Jan 25 2017, 05:20 AM (2,061 Views)
Che On The Rocks

Mr. Robert Stout: in Alabama, 1860, the cotton plantation owners said more or less the same...
Dear Jake: Macri is a current govt worker. A bad one. Perhaps he should get to be a former govt worker?
Herr Professor Mozart: 1) All the important countries subside fossil fuel. 2) Teachers can't afford the gasoline for going to schools. So they march for teaching how to fight Neoliberalism.
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Top Argentine labor group pickets over wages, challenging Macri
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Workers represented by Argentina's main labor union gathered on the streets of Buenos Aires on Tuesday to protest job cuts and pay raises that have not kept up with inflation, challenging the government seven months ahead of key congressional elections.

The one-day picket, which attracted tens of thousands of demonstrators, was the first march by the CGT umbrella labor group this year. It came amid a two-day teachers' strike that on Monday delayed the opening of school after the Southern Hemisphere summer holidays.
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Protesters yell slogan during a march of Argentina's National General Confederation of Labor (CGT) in solidarity with striking teachers in Buenos Aires, Argentina March 7, 2017. REUTERS/Martin Acosta
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A protester carries a figure depicting Argentina's President Mauricio Macri as members of Argentina's National General Confederation of Labor (CGT) stage a broad march in solidarity with striking teachers in Buenos Aires, Argentina March 7, 2017. REUTERS/Martin Acosta
^^^Note the cat.
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Protesters bang against a fence surrounding the presidential palace during a march of Argentina's National General Confederation of Labor (CGT) in solidarity with striking teachers in Buenos Aires, Argentina March 7, 2017. REUTERS/Martin Acosta

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^^^500,000 WORKERS IN THE STREETS.
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500,000 workers on the street....I hope it makes them feel good about themselves...However it doesn't put food on their table or money in their wallet....Workers get those things by working, not protest marches....I can see why the old Argentina Generals got tired of such silly people.............. :biggrin:
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Venezuelan's are jealous, they wish they had soup. Maybe Che could give the forum an update about life in the Venezuelan socialist paradise?
"No. No he won't. We'll stop it."
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PATruth
Mar 9 2017, 09:49 PM
Venezuelan's are jealous, they wish they had soup. Maybe Che could give the forum an update about life in the Venezuelan socialist paradise?
Since eating all of the flamingos, the Venezuelans are now chewing the bark off of the trees....This could lead to a serious deforestation problem in Venezuela....However the people there have maintained their pride and faith in the revolution.......... :nana:
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Che On The Rocks

Mr. Robert Stout (post #22): when the Argentina Government is the Government of the oligarchy, by the oligarchy, for the oligarchy, working doesn't put money in your wallet. It puts money in the oligarchy wallet. :cool: Or: in these times, less Uncle Tom and more Malcolm X. :cool:
P.S.: the old Generals were not very hardworking, precisely. Why do you think they lost the Malvinas/Falklands War? :cool:
Bwana Pat: soup is so expensive here! It's like there's no!
For Fake News about Venezuela, read any Western MSM. :cool:
Mr. Robert Stout (post #24): bark of trees? YUMMY! Pass it on, please! :biggrin:
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Argentina: Workers Protest Against Macri and Demand their Union Leaders to Call to a General Strike
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Source: Resumen Latinoamericano / The Dawn News / March 8, 2016
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Indec: Inflation Clocks In At 2.5 Percent In February
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With this number, inflation in the first two months of the year reached 3.8 percent. At this pace, the yearly rate would exceed the government's expectations of 17 percent.
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Argentina poverty rate climbs to 33%
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BUENOS AIRES, March 9 (Xinhua) -- The poverty rate in Argentina climbed to 32.9 percent in the third quarter of 2016, according to a study released on Thursday.
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MACRI REGIME: POVERTY FOR THE MANY, RICHNESS FOR THE FEW.
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Poor Che:

"People are hunting dogs and cats in the streets, and pigeons in the plazas to eat," Ramon Muchacho, mayor of the Caracas district of Chacao, said this month in a tweet that was reported in many newspapers.

Although Venezuela has the world's largest petroleum reserves, the country has suffered from a combination of lower oil prices and tight limits on dollar purchases that have cut off vital food and most other imports. The result has been a plunging economy and the world's highest inflation rate — above 700%.

Because Venezuela imports 70% of the goods it consumes, including most medicine, growing shortages of medicines for such ailments as cancer, diabetes, hypertension and HIV has created dire situations for many.

I heard there Venezuelans have a good recipe for pigeon soup?

Love that socialism heh Che? You should really consider good old fashion capitalism, that is of course only if you want a nice house, electricity 24/7, a surplus of food, several nice cars and plenty of toys.

You guys just can't learn from your mistakes can you?
Edited by PATruth, Mar 10 2017, 10:25 AM.
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Bwana Pat: "better starved in capitalist Argentina (or Haiti) than red in Venezuela".
Ha ha ha ha! Reader's Digest generation, indeed! :biggrin:
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Following New Poverty Rates And Numerous Protests, Government Sanctions Social Emergency Law
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The measure allocates AR $30 billion to tackle the needs of the most vulnerable sectors of society throughout the next three years, among other significant actions. Social movements had been protesting during the past months, demanding its implementation.
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Re-read this thread opening article.
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Unsurprisingly che cared little about soup kitchens, rampant inflation and massive amounts of debt and corruption during the Kirchner years, or indeed the Hugo years... it took the Kirchners 15 years to eff up this economy royally... Macri was never going to fix it in one.
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Che writes....

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Bwana Pat: soup is so expensive here! It's like there's no!
For Fake News about Venezuela, read any Western MSM. :cool:


Even the BBC? Reuters? CNN? France 24? ZDF/ARD..? All of em? They're all lying about Venezuela and the utter destruction brought about by Chavez & Maduro? A plot? Che, what's happened? Do you only read the pages of Granma for real news? I think you've been watching way too much Telesur....... :lol:


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It is only a matter of time before someone publishes a recipe for soup made from Maduro......There are consequences for extremely poor governance......... :victory:
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Dear Jake: those roaring multitudes are not protesting against the Kirchners or against Hugo. They are protesting against the right-wing, conservative Macri Regime. :cool:
They do so because the Macri Regime is fixing nothing (except their "family business"). The Macri Regime is making things worse. :cool:
Herr Professor Mozart: excuse me? Or: how many stories are there about hunger in Venezuela? How many stories are there about hunger in Haiti? And where is there more hunger?
Mr. Robert Stout: Macri the Cat. There are sooo many ways for cooking a cat... :cool:
To all the above Gentlemen: "but, but, Venezuela" has on Argentine politics the same effect that on American politics: near zero. Please, evolve and adapt.
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Argentina: Thousands of manifestants made road and bridges blockades in repudiation to Macri’s hunger policies – There were also popular meals
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Source: Resumen Latinoamericano, FM Riachuel, Revista Venceremos / The Dawn News / March 15, 2017

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At Pueyrredón Bridge, point of access to the capital from the south, the police charged against the manifestants throwing tear gas, which reached several leaders of the CTEP. However, they could not overwhelm the multitudinous road block.


Argentina: Massive March as Teachers vow to Continue Strike
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"Those who are disrupting are those who destabilize the lives of our families with their economic policies. We aren't afraid. They can't break us."
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Argentina's main union calls general strike for April 6
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Argentina's largest union announced a one-day general strike on April 6, increasing pressure on President Mauricio Macri's center-right government six months before mid-term congressional elections.

The CGT says Macri's policies including austerity measures like reducing subsidies on fuel and electricity, are resulting in lower real salaries and lost jobs.
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"DEAR MACRI THE CAT. DEAR RICH FAT CATS:

NO PAY RISE, NO WORK"

-ARGENTINE WORKERS-


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Argentinians compute their salary based on wages plus pet hamster government benefits....What percentage of Argentinians actually pay a personal income tax ???................ :oyvey
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Mr. Robert Stout: i have no idea, at this time!
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In Macri’s Sputtering Argentina, Best Bet Is Being a Farmer
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-Bargain loans for agricultural sector driving investments
-Broader economy is lagging under President Mauricio Macri

The best job in Argentina right now is farming.
Oh, ha ha ha! Less than 10% of Argentina population is rural!

Besides, there are farmers and there are farmers:

USDA says to extend stay on rule allowing Argentine lemon imports
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture on Friday said it will issue a second 60-day stay on a rule allowing imports of lemons from northwest Argentina.
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Lemons are pictured as a woman shops at a fruits and vegetables store in Buenos Aires, Argentina, January 24, 2017. REUTERS/Marcos Brindicci

For all the rest of the People who are not connected to Macri's "agrarian utopia", their fate is obvious:

Cristina Kirchner Shares Anti-Macri “Captain Poverty” Video On Social Media
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The powers of tarifazos, lay-offs, currency devaluation, importations and inflation are combined to summon Macri in the guise of "Captain Poverty"
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"By your powers combined, I am Captain Poverty"

It's more than Captain Poverty. It's Captain Atom!

Macri Compares Argentina Teachers Strike to Hiroshima
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President Mauricio Macri's social media post comparing Argentina's teachers strike to Hiroshima has raised a lot of eyebrows.
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Macri controversially used Hiroshima to criticize teachers unions in Argentina. | Photo: Reuters / Hiroshima Municipal Archive

NO, NO THE TEACHERS! IT'S YOU, MAURICIO MACRI! YOU ARE ARGENTINA'S HIROSHIMA!

RADIOACTIVE THANKS, MAURICIO!
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Che needs to grasp reality. It's better to have rich people than a society of all poor people. Rich people create jobs and pay taxes. Rich people operate stores that sell the basics like food and beer. The universal problem with most poor people is they are ignorant and provide little in the way of tangible jobs skills. Che needs to understand even government can't redistribute more than it produces. The only thing a Latin American socialist country produces is money, they print it until it's nearly worthless. The only real benefit to socialism is everybody is dirt poor so no one feels bad being poor. I wonder if Che has ever been hired by a poor person?
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Argentina. The future direction of politics in the world?

We lost an election so every two weeks we put 100K in the streets, give em all placards and banners, and slowly rip the country apart. Us against them. The good vs. the bad. One demonstration after the next. They've all drunken their Kool Aid, and they're ready to seize political power again. We KNOW what we're doing! Then, when they actually seize power, they throw everyone out of government who isn't a supporter of their cause, of their Kool Aid. We're right, you're wrong, the rest of you can go suck eggs. All the government revenues, all the power, all the money, all the media is now concentrated into one political party. Wow. Breathtaking stuff.

Frightening. Orwellian.

It reminds one of North Korea.


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Bwana Pat: "Love the Rich, Hate the Poor" by The Holy Reader's Digest. :biggrin:
Herr Professor Mozart: Argentina is North Korea? Less conspiracy theories/Rémy Martin and more analysis. :biggrin:
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Noam Chomsky Danny Glover Sign Letter Against Argentina's Macri
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Argentina’s poverty has become so evident under Macri that he was forced to admit last September that one in three Argentines lives in poverty.
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The signatories also criticized Macri for his involvement in corruption scandals such as the Panama Papers, the Odebrecht scandal, as well as with Avianca airline and Argentine mail company Correo Argentino.
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They condemned the illegal detention of Indigenous leader Milagro Sala and expressed their solidarity with former President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner, who “suffers from an attack from the justice system and the media that gets worse and worse, turning into a serious attack against democracy.”
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Argentina warns Trump: 'Nationalism will not make your economy richer'
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Finance minister Nicolás Dujovne said recent protectionist trade strategies did more harm than good and was keen on attracting inward investment from Britain
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^^^Compare Dujovne's words with the articles in this thread and its predecessors. Perhaps he will propose to the Brits another Roca–Runciman Treaty? :cool:
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Bwana Pat: "Love the Rich, Hate the Poor" by The Holy Reader's Digest. :biggrin:
Herr Professor Mozart: Argentina is North Korea? Less conspiracy theories/Rémy Martin and more analysis. :biggrin:
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Noam Chomsky Danny Glover Sign Letter Against Argentina's Macri
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Argentina’s poverty has become so evident under Macri that he was forced to admit last September that one in three Argentines lives in poverty.
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The signatories also criticized Macri for his involvement in corruption scandals such as the Panama Papers, the Odebrecht scandal, as well as with Avianca airline and Argentine mail company Correo Argentino.
(See here)
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They condemned the illegal detention of Indigenous leader Milagro Sala and expressed their solidarity with former President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner, who “suffers from an attack from the justice system and the media that gets worse and worse, turning into a serious attack against democracy.”
(See here and here, respectively)
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Chomsky? Glover? .... :rotflmao:

:rotflmao:

If this were a just world, a fair world, a world with justice and egalitarianism, both of these slobbering clowns would be brought before a judge, immediately sentenced to 20 years in prison and be forced to listen to the "best of" speeches of Cristine Fernandez 24/7 in their jail cells. :)


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Every Argentinian would get their subsidies from the government if everyone paid their income taxes....They have a 35% flat income tax plus a value added tax.....I didn't see any protest march demanding everyone pays their income tax...They act like Italians all through Latin America.............. :lol:
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Herr Professor Mozart: now you sound like Kim Jong-un from North Korea. :biggrin:
Mr. Robert Stout: well, Argentinians are protesting against a renowned tax cheater, so you could think they are protesting against tax evasion, too... :cool:

Income tax is not flat in Argentina. It has a "progressive profile": more the income (above of a certain threshold), more the percentage to pay. But those are details.

The thing is, in Argentina only the middle class pays direct taxes. Because they have enough money for paying, but not enough for evading. The poors don't pay because they are in the "informal" (black) economy, and the richs don't pay because they have enough money for buying the "cheating know-how". Only the multinational corporations rob +20 billion dollars per year in Argentina, in tax matters.

Now, in Neoliberal times, the middle class shrinks (many of them fall into the poverty). That means less tax payers. That means less direct tax revenue. So, the government resorts to indirect taxes like the value-added tax. In Argentina, it is already very high: 21%. But the consumption falls, so the revenue by this indirect tax falls too...

Conclusion: overall tax revenue falls. Deficit up. Governmen take debt. Wall Street happy. Government gets good reviews in financial media...
...but that situation is not sustainable. :cool:
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The Argentine economy fell 2.3% in 2016. The Macri Regime sees a growing. Nobody sees it at street level. The Central Bank keeps very high rates.

But hey, Mission Acomplished:

Argentina's 7 Wealthiest Double Fortunes Under Macri
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Meanwhile, numerous reports have found that inequalities, unemployment and poverty have skyrocketed since Macri took office.
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Billionaire Alejandro Bulgheroni thanking President Mauricio Marci at the presidential palace for public subsidies to oil companies. | Photo: Presidency
More about these few winners, here. Will they pay taxes? :cool:

But of course, there are many, many losers:

The Chilean Effect: 400 Shops Closed In Mendoza
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The increasing number of Argentines crossing the border into Chile to shop is having a devastating effect on the Argentine economy'.
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Macri public school gaffe helps fuel Argentine teachers' protest
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A wage strike and massive street protest by Argentine school teachers were energized on Wednesday by anger over a disparaging comment that President Mauricio Macri made about the country's public education system.

Buenos Aires traffic was paralyzed by tens of thousands of teachers marching on the presidential palace, demanding pay increases to help keep up with inflation which was 40 percent last year and is expected to be about 20 percent in 2017.

"The basic problem is the terrible inequality between those who can go to private school and those who have to fall into the public school system," Macri said on Tuesday while discussing a government study showing relatively bad public school results.
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Public school teachers on strike take part in a protest at Plaza de Mayo square in front of the Casa Rosada Presidential Palace in Buenos Aires, Argentina March 22, 2017. REUTERS/Marcos Brindicci
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A woman holds up a sign that reads, 'I did not fall into (public school), I chose it' after yesterday's gaffe by Argentina's President Mauricio Macri about Argentines who 'fall into public school' during a protest in Buenos Aires, Argentina, March 22, 2017. REUTERS/Marcos Brindicci
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A girl has the words 'I am proud of falling into public school' over her school uniform after yesterday's gaffe by Argentina's President Mauricio Macri about Argentines who 'fall into public school' during a protest in Buenos Aires, Argentina, March 22, 2017. REUTERS/Marcos Brindicci

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Argentine Teachers Strike, Take to the Streets
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IN PICTURES: Tens of thousands of teachers marched on the presidential palace, demanding pay increases.
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Thousands of teachers from across Buenos Aires province gathered in the Plaza de Mayo to demand a pay rise in line with soaring inflation.
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A protestor holds a sign with the message, “Dignified salary to live on.” The figures compare the salary of a teacher — 8,000 pesos — to that of a politician — 130,000 pesos.
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The educators were scheduled to go back to class on Thursday, but they have warned of more strikes ahead if salary talks do not progress. With October congressional elections ahead, the protests come at a delicate time for Macri.
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^^^400,000 teachers in Plaza de Mayo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

THE MARCH OF THE FALLEN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


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