Argentine riot police disperse protesters with water cannons, tear gas ahead of key Senate vote - Associated Press In the capital of Argentina, Buenos Aires, riot police unleashed a water cannon on protesters. There was a tense scene outside the presidential palace on March 12, 2025, when authorities resorted to using a high-pressure water jet to disperse the protesters. More than 1,000 riot police were reported to have used tear gas, water cannons, and rubber bullets to disperse the protesters. At least 20 people were injured, and 200 were arrested. Freelance photographer Pablo Grillo was reportedly in critical condition after being hit in the head with a teargas canister. He suffered a skull fracture and loss of brain mass. The demonstrators were angry about President Javier Milei's sweeping austerity measures, which drastically cut government spending to curb soaring inflation. The policy has come with increased unemployment and poverty, including among retirees affected by pension cuts. related threads: If we run deficits now, it means cuts in the future (in 'Budget & Taxes', Nov 8, 2017 ) Argentina struggles with hyperinflation (in 'Economics & Trade', July 19, 2023 ) So many on the Left are complaining about severe cuts in spending, and what that is doing to the economy. But before Javier Milei came into office, the Left was just printing the money to spend. And that couldn't go on long, because it put the Argentina in danger of hyperinflation. And then before that, the country was just running up a huge debt. The couldn't go on forever, but now many on the Left are upset, protesting and rioting, when this came to an end.
