Tag: socialist government

Argentina’s Inflation Exceeds 100 Percent in February

Argentina’s annual inflation has shot past 100 percent for the first time in three decades, with the country’s citizens finding it difficult to make ends meet due to the rising prices. Twelve-month inflation for February 2023 came in at 102.5 percent, according to data (pdf) from the country’s statistics agency. This essentially means that the…


Bolivians Say Economic Shutdown Is About Freedom From Socialist Government and Resources

Empty streets and closed store-fronts and offices stretch as far as the eye can see in Santa Cruz, Bolivia’s largest city. The normally traffic-clogged avenues remain vacant, save for the occasional biker or motorcycle. The reason things have come to a standstill is because residents have erected roadblocks at dozens of intersections throughout the city,…