Cristina and the Farmers - Cristina Kirchner confronts the goose that lays the golden eggs - Argentina’s farmers.

Shortages of food in supermarkets and warehouses; a scarcity of fuel; firings of workers in several industries; increased prices for basic needs; declining sales; damage to the tourism industry; withdrawals of bank deposits; lower tax collections, and higher risks. These are only some of the grave consequences from 101 days of protests in Argentina’s farming sector, following the announcement that the government of Cristina Fernández de Kirchner would impose taxes on farm exports.”*

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