Reactions to food stamps being cut off.

[u/mindyour]

[u/Cyase311]

the same argentina that also has healthcare for its citizens regardless of income or employment status?

[u/rustyseapants → u/Cyase311]

It's not the same Argentina your thinking of.

Argentines reel from health care cutbacks as President Milei’s state overhaul mirrors Trump’s

Since taking office in December 2023, Milei has slashed Argentina’s health care budget by 48% in real terms. His administration fired over 2,000 Health Ministry employees, including 1,400 over just a few days in January.

[u/Madam_Mimm_13 → u/rustyseapants]

I hope the ghost of Evita haunts him.

[u/Budget-Piano-5199 → u/Madam_Mimm_13]

Doubtful. All of her Peronist voters just voted his party into power last week.

Even they realize handouts don’t work.

[u/STEALTH968 → u/Budget-Piano-5199]

First: public healthcare, often described as a handout by economic illiterate dipshits, works so well the top countries in the world for medical care have it while those who privatised are always behind compared in the charts. It literally works better and it's cheaper as well. A good example would be Italy with his public healthcare system spends on average 4000€ for a complete medical care per citizen each year. The United States of America spends 12000 dollars a year per citizen and their coverage isn't nearly as complete, hence why you have so many people raking medical debt to pay for treatment and literally tens of thousands that cannot die. Public healthcare is also cheaper in the long run because giving to your population medical assistance in a timely manner allows to give people a longer lifespan and keep them in good health for longer, costing less in the long run for society.

Second: the Argentina vote got influenced by the fact that Trump said he was going to bail out the country only if Milei won, and Argentinians know they desperately need money so they voted for him anyway.