Argentina inflation stings as people brace for president’s radical change
Facundo De Luca’s year has been off to a rough start. Climbing gas prices have eaten into the 18-year-old driver’s income, and he’s frustrated by what he feels are endless financial constraints: “I go to the store, and I can’t buy anything for myself. It’s too expensive,” he says.
And yet Mr. De Luca, who works for a ride-hailing service, is feeling hopeful about the future of his country, which he sees as “prosperous,” he says. “I have faith.”
That trust lies in right-wing libertarian President Javier Milei, who came to office last December on a promise of
