Under the motto “We are not disposable”“, and within the framework of the Retirement Daythe demonstration was held in the company of unions and social organizations.
The mobilization began Luro and Independence and culminated at the monument to San Martín, which is located a few meters from the Municipal Palace and the Cathedral of the city.
At the demonstration, a statement was read in which they said: “On the day of retirees, there is nothing to celebrate. We are the sector most affected by the brutal adjustment of Milei-Caputoour income has been liquefied and most of us are below the poverty line, while senators and officials increase their income to millionaire figures, we cannot even cover the food basket.”
Retirees march in Mar del Plata
The mobilization of retirees in Mar del Plata. (X: @camposmar88)
They also added: “This condition was aggravated by the withdrawal of free medicines by PAMIleaving us defenseless against the health problems that the elderly suffer from.”
A woman, for her part, said: “Not only do they take away our medicines, they mistreat us, but we also die suffering.”
“They are starving us”: the testimony of retirees in Mar del Plata
“Today I found out that they are going to close the dining room for retirees. They are starving us, I don’t know where we are going to end up.“said a protester in dialogue with the journalist of C5N Jimena Paternoster. “They take away our medicines, they beat us up“, another marked.
On the other hand, a woman compared the situation of retirees with other moments in the country’s history: “This model only comes with social discipline“It’s not new, it was already applied by the dictatorship, by Menemism, by Macriism. It’s the dismantling of the welfare state for the benefit of very few corporations. They don’t want Milei, he’s totally functional for them.”
While another retiree mentioned the barbecue that the president organized to entertain the deputies who supported the veto of the reform when talking about her situation: “The cancer drugs are not arriving. I am 84 years old, I worked for 40 years to earn $232,000. I would keep those who were at the barbecue with Milei at my house for a month to see if they can support themselves with that.”
Source: Ambito