Argentines Turn to Second-Hand Clothes as Inflation Soars and Poverty Rises Ahead of Presidential Election
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Argentines are turning to second-hand clothing markets due to 140% inflation, with new jeans costing over a third of the minimum wage.
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Two-fifths of Argentines live in poverty amid the country's worst crisis in decades ahead of this month's presidential election.
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Rising voter anger is boosting Javier Milei, favored to beat economy minister Sergio Massa, who failed to curb inflation.
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María Teresa Ortiz, a retiree, shops at fairs as she can't afford new clothes on her pension and casual sewing income.
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Organizer María Silvina Perasso says people buy clothes at a fraction of store prices as salaries lag far behind inflation.