for a country that needs billions
of dollars from the imf,
you do not see people panicking,
going to the banks or even
mass protests so far,
but that is just on the surface.
if you stop to talk to people here,
you see that the memories of the imf
are still very painful.
translation: the last
crisis with the imf,
it killed my father.
he got so ill from economic
problems, it eventually killed him.
this is very sad for argentinians.
i could not buy
medications for my kids.
in 2001, the crisis forced my
brothers and their kids
to move to the us.
in argentina, this
has become a cycle.
what we want is to prevent
this happening again.
the imf is not welcome here,
but argentina needs its help.
hundreds of businesses like this
book shop cannot afford to stay open
and are closing down.
at this liquor store,
where many drinks are imported,
tags are handwritten because prices