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I had to remind myself about Milei's policies.... I mean I know he's a hapless* Trump copycat** but I was thin on the details:
There we are. Austerity, the favorite cover-up for "just doing my rich donor buddies bidding". And unfortunately I don't even need to look up the Austrian school. And it ties back nicely to the movie you mention.
* Some time ago when the economy was already tanking he sang live in a rock band. The article was titled "Burning Down The House"
** TBF Trump did not invent Trumpism, he's just the most prominent
PS & BTW
Donkey (and horse) meat is a relatively common ingredient in e.g. Salami. Yes the economy is fucked up but people eating donkey meat is probably not the best indicator. And as someone else pointed out, the article talks about selling donkey meat in large cities, not the eating per se.