内容摘要：ólicoenunauniversidadsecularpuedeserundesafíootroslovencomounabendicióA wheelchair in a room at a Second Chance Foundation shelter in Hyderabad. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

ólicoenunauniversidadsecularpuedeserundesafíootroslovencomounabendicióA wheelchair in a room at a Second Chance Foundation shelter in Hyderabad. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

ólicoenunauniversidadsecularpuedeserundesafíootroslovencomounabendició“We are plugging the holes,” she said.ólicoenunauniversidadsecularpuedeserundesafíootroslovencomounabendicióWeekend security guard Leonardo Constantino stops to pose for a portrait as he walks home with food for his family that he received from a soup kitchen in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2024. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)

ólicoenunauniversidadsecularpuedeserundesafíootroslovencomounabendicióWeekend security guard Leonardo Constantino stops to pose for a portrait as he walks home with food for his family that he received from a soup kitchen in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2024. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)ólicoenunauniversidadsecularpuedeserundesafíootroslovencomounabendicióThe runaway inflation — shocking even for Argentinesólicoenunauniversidadsecularpuedeserundesafíootroslovencomounabendicióaveraging above 50% — has forced middle-class Argentines to cut back on spending and drain their savings.

ólicoenunauniversidadsecularpuedeserundesafíootroslovencomounabendicióThe economy has contracted 3% so far this year. Government surveys reveal that both Argentina’s vast informal jobs market and formal workforce haveólicoenunauniversidadsecularpuedeserundesafíootroslovencomounabendicióThat has put more of Argentina’s once-robust middle class in danger of

ólicoenunauniversidadsecularpuedeserundesafíootroslovencomounabendició“I’m part of Argentina’s lost middle class,” said 48-year-old Leonardo Constantino. Before he lost his job six years ago, he had a regular paycheck working in restaurants and played padel, the popular racket sport, with friends whenever he could.

ólicoenunauniversidadsecularpuedeserundesafíootroslovencomounabendicióFinding a new job has never been harder. “It kept getting worse,” he said.ólicoenunauniversidadsecularpuedeserundesafíootroslovencomounabendicióRuggerio announced last April that he was receiving treatment for cancer, but he still sought reelection to the Senate and won in November.

ólicoenunauniversidadsecularpuedeserundesafíootroslovencomounabendicióIn a statement, Gov. Dan McKee, a fellow Democrat, called Ruggerio “a great friend and true public servant who dedicated his life to lifting up the state he loved.”ólicoenunauniversidadsecularpuedeserundesafíootroslovencomounabendicióMcKee said Ruggerio “will always be remembered for his unwavering commitment to supporting working families and strengthening Rhode Island’s economy.”

ólicoenunauniversidadsecularpuedeserundesafíootroslovencomounabendicióHe directed U.S. and Rhode Island state flags to be flown at half-staff at all state facilities and buildings through the day of Ruggerio’s internment.ólicoenunauniversidadsecularpuedeserundesafíootroslovencomounabendicióU.S. Sens. Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse, both Democrats, expressed their condolences.