User blog comment:Rgilbert27/COVID-19/@comment-186.12.220.175-20200401122728

Well, I live in Argentina...

The amount of people affected by the virus is around 1,100. 25 out of those have died.

We're in a total quarantine... we can't go out.

To go out you need to request permission online. If the police finds you in the street without that document, you might be in penal trouble. Those who can go out are those whose jobs are essential. With essential I mean... you need doctors as much as you need groceries stores near your house in order to live.

Schools have been closed for two weeks, and it seems it'll remain so for another two weeks.

Banks only work online, there's no attention to the public. There are large lines of people on every ATM seeking to find cash.

Taking into account the country's current economical position, this will undoubtedly crush the economy to unprecedented levels. There's a lot of people that have small businesses that currently don't and can't work due to the quarantine that are having a rough time. Furthermore, the big companies are forced to pay employees even though there's no production, so that's definitely going to take a toll on them... I bet most of them will be bankrupt when this ends.

Taxes in this country are beyond belief so... it's been tough. Just so you can imagine how it works, if you buy something from another country, whatever the country might be, you'll have to pay 30% more than the value of what you bought. It's insane, but that's how it is.

That said, the government gives people money under special conditions. I'm gonna use USD in order to make it easier. The values might not seem incredible, but you have to take into account that normal people usually earn about $250 per month. There's people with salaries of $70 per month as well. A really REALLY good salary is around $1,000 per month, and that's being in a very good position here.


 * For each child, you get around $50 per month. The word "child" means under 21 years old.


 * $50 per month if you're about to give birth, plus a license from work of 90 days (which means $150 in total).


 * $50 per month if you're pregnant.

If you do the math, if you have a child and you're about to give birth, you get $150 per month without even working. Most people here live like that. You don't need to work in order to live, you just need children.

For anyone studying Economy, this is quite the country to analyze. Give it a try.

If anyone wants to know more, I don't mind answering.