According to the report, 40.1% of the population is poor — roughly 11.8 million people. Put in numbers, there are 1.2 million more poor people in Argentina than in the first semester of 2022. This is the population that over the last 15 years fell from the lower and middle classes into poverty. They obviously do not have enough to cope with inflationary dynamics and the lack of higher-paying jobs,” Salvia said. “The middle class is also the segment ripest for social explosion or conflict at this moment,” Salvia said.

Source: Bueno Aires Herald October 01, 2023 08:05 UTC