In Argentina, retirees are experiencing significant hardships due to decreasing pension incomes that have worsened over the years. Many of those affected are from families with a long history of receiving pensions, and they are fully aware of the frustrations and complaints that have reached a critical point with the current generation of retirees. Their benefits have been increasingly eroded over the last 25 years, with no government spared from the blame as all have contributed to this decline by altering pension rules and policies.

The article highlights that despite political rhetoric promising improved retirement conditions, the reality has been starkly different for the retirees. Initiatives announced during election campaigns, on television shows, and on social media have failed to produce any substantive relief or improvement for pensioners. Instead, what has been perceived as a once hopeful retirement system has devolved into a situation rife with despair and disappointment.

The financial challenges for retirees took a significant turn with the imposition of a 13% pension cut by former President Fernando De la Rúa at the beginning of the 21st century, marking a disastrous beginning for pensions in Argentina. This tough measure, which was part of a broader economic crisis, marked the start of a deteriorating trend for pensions that has continued under various administrations, severely impacting the living standards of millions of retired Argentines.