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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Debora Rey

Debt piles up for young Argentines, testing support for President Milei

Argentina Debt - (Copyright 2026. The Associated Press. All rights reserved)

At 18, Martín Taborda began studying law at Argentina’s prestigious University of Buenos Aires, hoping to become the first in his family to graduate. Just two years later, that dream has slipped out of reach.

Unemployed and $1,300 in debt, he can no longer afford the bus fare from his suburb or the books he needs to keep studying — even at a tuition-free university that has helped generations of Argentines climb into the middle class.

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