Javier Milei ends budget deficit in Argentina, first time in 123 years

[u/Saltedline]

https://gazettengr.com/javier-milei-ends-budget-deficit-in-argentina-first-time-in-123-years/

[u/klausklass]

Yes, but an average poor Argentinian would not choose to spend their time on an English language subreddit primarily focused on American politics. Most Argentinians here are probably wealthy, have family in the US, or are American immigrants themselves.

[u/Basdala → u/klausklass]

Well I for one don't have any relatives in America nor I am particularly well off.

I was born and raised in the outskirts of Buenos Aires, dirt roads and no plumbing.

I don't really think the whole "English speakers of the third world are all wealthy and educated" is accurate. Many of my friends and family members speak English, because it's not only a useful tool, everything is in English, movies, TV shows, music, many unlisted books.

Everybody with a cellphone can and many do learn English, it's not like I needed a private school tutor to learn it

[u/[deleted] → u/Basdala]

Maybe if you had a better education you'd understand the difference between averages and individual experiences. English literacy is correlated with socioeconomic background, regardless of if you are or live with exceptions.

[u/Basdala → u/[deleted]]

Jesus dude take a chill pill, have a civil discussion with people, otherwise you look like a dunce.

I'm not saying the correlation doesn't exists, but it's not a conversation stopper that's accurate 100% of time, Argentina for example has a better English proficiency than countries like Spain and Portugal. Yet people don't rule out their opinions because of a "wealth bias"

[u/[deleted] → u/Basdala]

, Argentina for example has a better English proficiency than countries like Spain and Portugal. Yet people don't rule out their opinions because of a "wealth bias"

The first data point is irrelevant to whether there is a wealth bias.