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On 7/10/2025 at 6:10 PM, StassneyHorn said:
Argentina’s economy sees year-on-year growth following Milei’s controversial austerity measures
Argentina’s economy recorded a surge of 7.7% in April 2025 compared to the same month last year, outperforming projected growth rates for the Latin American nation.
Since the second half of 2024, the country has continued to emerge from its recession. According to a June report by Reuters, Argentina has recorded its fastest GDP growth since 2022.
Libertarian President Javier Milei strategized to revive Argentina’s failing economy — marked by high inflation and poverty rates — with his divisive ‘chainsaw’ austerity measures, characterized by decreased public spending and a keen focus on privatization initiatives facilitated by deregulation to incentivize competitive market activity.
Milei’s reforms demanded the patience and trust of the Argentinian people as the day-to-day realities of public spending cuts seemed far detached from the vision of economic prosperity that was being projected.
Food and living costs grew in tandem with Milei’s reduction of government subsidies for gas and electricity, affecting Argentina’s poorest in 2024. The president proclaimed, however, that an economic rebound, resulting from his policies, would occur gradually.
“In the first trimester of 2025, poverty was around 31.7%,” read an official statement from the Ministry of Human Capital shared via X. These rates account for a 20% decrease in poverty prevalence compared to the same period last year, a low that hadn’t been recorded since 2018.
Further, figures released by the National Institute of Statistics and Census of Argentina (INDEC) indicate that inflation is also on a steady decrease. Consumer prices rose by 1.5% in May, showing lower figures than in both April and March. This is the lowest rate since May 2020.
In more positive news, Argentina’s Central Bank predicted an annual inflation of 28.6% by the end of 2025 in a survey of market expectations published at the end of May. Should this be realized, it would mark a significant improvement from the 43.5% inflation recorded over the past 12 months.
JP Morgan’s recent regional report offered a more optimistic valuation of Argentina’s economy and even positioned it as one of the markets with the highest growth projections in Latin America for the second half of 2025.
Though many continue to observe (them) with a skeptical eye, Milei may hope to regain the confidence of the Argentinian people with his austerity measures which seem to have fostered his promised economic turnaround.
Lol
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39 minutes ago, BabaYaga said:
Buy directly from smaller cattle ranchers. A half cow, quarter cow, etc. It's cheaper and supports local ranchers.
If you can, hunt. Even a mid-sized doe can provide enough meat for months. Lot's of landowners I know would welcome help on their place in exchange for a doe. Mesquite work. Road work. Fences. Feeder management and relocation. Dead hooker burial is optional. Just don't ask too many questions.
Why not skip the middleman and advise all Americans to start raising their own cows?
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Sir! Sir....? Anybody there?
Tom hopes that yelling at the president repeatedly will do the trick!
Kristy's house payment has gone up a whopping $75 a month and she's so poor, she's on social media begging for handouts. Hilarious stuff
Connie says fuck your feelings . . . oh wait, now she's feeling sad and wants the President of the United States to make it all better
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44 minutes ago, Crapinon said:
I think he's just a dumbass. Looking back he thought he might handle the situation differently. https://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/charges-dismissed-against-man-who-shot-at-driver-on-i-95-in-miami-dade/2993577
Florida gonna florida
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10 minutes ago, SameSame said:
These pieces of shit. No law enforcement shot, but they were aiming at law enforcement. What the fuck?
Well, when you begin with the the premise that right wing violence doesn't exist, it can be difficult to fit the facts into that narrative. But A+ for effort on their part
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7 hours ago, Bozo_Casanova said:
Like I was saying about Wesley Hunt- he’s going to get in, he will almost certainly be the nominee, and he’s even worse than Paxton because he doesn’t have Paxton’s baggage.
Hey @Enchubben which white person's seat did he steal from a more deserving candidate at St. John's or West Point?
Or is that just for Black people on the left?
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5 minutes ago, Park Gothic said:I hate that this is probably right. If he doesn't play, then the narrative is that they would have won with Mateer at QB. If he plays, they will spend the whole game talking about what a tough competitor he is for playing through an injury. If we win, it will be because Mateer wasn't 100%. If we lose, it will be that much worse.
the narrative? who cares about the narrative? OU can spend all offseason puffing up their chest and playing the "what if" game for all I care.
was Alabama sad that they had to beat a Garret Gilbert-led Texas team in the NC? Or did they just celebrate the NC and say fuck the narrative?
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Poor man dedicates his life to stopping chemtrails, supporting Trump, and, well, being poor
Patty The Patriot wants a handout
Sgt. Disabled has finally figured out the math behind tariffs, and he's NOT happy
Ah, Marylin. A classic case of supporting a convicted felon for president only to find out that he's actually helping the young poors and not the old poors. Oops.
Here's a delicious face. Antivaxers are furious that RFK linked Autism to Tylenol when we all know its the vaccines! Follow the science morans!
Quote"We didn’t wait 20 years for Bobby to finally speak and then get served Tylenol as an answer," anti-vaccine group Georgia Coalition for Vaccine Choice wrote in an unhinged Facebook post on Monday morning. "If that's all we hear - is that the end? Not thimerosal. Not aluminum. Not MMR. Not Hep B. Not the insane schedule pushed after pharma got liability protection. Are we supposed to just forget?"
Children's Health Defense (CHD)—the anti-vaccine group founded by Kennedy—even got in on the backlash, retweeting a post on Monday about parents who falsely blame vaccines for their children's neurological condition, with the statement: "THIS WAS NOT CAUSED BY TYLENOL."
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2 hours ago, wildcat09 said:It might not even be by conscious decision, but it's pretty clear that the leadership of the Democratic party, and their connected web of consultants, pundits, donors, etc., selects for the most risk-averse people on the fucking planet.
If even the idea of telling a donor no crosses your mind, you're not going to be a favored candidate to them.
I think I've told this story before, but I have a friend who worked in the digital media production world, and his company produced digital media content with a leftist/liberal spin. They were approached by some of the younger, feistier Dem congressional candidates to produce campaign content. Aimed at the youth, and edgier than typical political advertisements. Pelosi got wind of it and told the candidates they could only use the "approved" content creators and that if they went ahead with their own content, there would be financial repercussions down the road. They all backed out.
Bethany Johnson (running for Dem seat in Illinois) just did an AMA on Reddit and delivered this answer. Would like to see more of this:
Quotehow are you planning to reach the needs and concerns of people who share the opposite of your political ideology?
I'm not. I'm running to Represent District 9. I don't give a good goddamn what Republicans want. This isn't a district where Republicans live. Nobody asks Republicans in Oklahoma how they're going to represent progressives in big cities, but I seem to get your question over and over again.
I'm not going to represent their values, and I couldn't give less of a shit about them. Now, if a Republican here in this district needs help from the Constituent office? Oh, we'll help them like they've never been helped before. But I don't care about their values. This is a job to Represent the people of District 9.
How are you going to handle cases where your constituency wants one path for that district, when/if that path goes against your own political/moral/ethical standings?
I don't see that happening, to be honest. I live in a very progressive District. I'm running to represent this very progressive District.
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On 9/21/2025 at 1:19 PM, Prepuce of Doom said:
It was a fun time. Really intense, upbeat, energetic, generally positive vibe - those dudes really play hard.
I'm not quite sure what I expected, but somewhat of a strange crowd. Largest percentage was what I would describe as the college educated and white-collar subset of Dead fans, but also a surprising representation of dudes in flatbrim caps who would look right at home driving a trophy truck with a motocross bike in the back around Orange County or San Diego, frat boys of all ages, older suburban couples who look like the Coldplay cheaters, college kids, and a fair number of high school kids. Fewer wooks and spunions than I expected.
I'd say that matches my experience with the two shows I've seen, although I didn't see much of the flat-brim truck crowd. I did hear that the Barstool community has been promoting/sharing goose stuff as of late, which may explain that. Definitely fewer wooks
The Leopards Eating Faces and Unlubed Dildo of Consequences Thread
in Cloak Room
If only the President could see this!
Wait wait that's too much change!
sandwiches? In this economy?
Dave
Noted economist Ashley is confused by what she's seeing
Cindy votes for Trump because she DOESN'T want a pedo in office. Oops