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Stealing from the public coffers

A man holds a sign with a message that reads in Spanish; “Don’t steal our pensions,” during a protest against the country adopting Bitcoin as legal tender, along the Pan-American Highway, in San Vicente, El Salvador, Tuesday, Sept. 7, 2021.
A man holds a sign with a message that reads in Spanish; “Don’t steal our pensions,” during a protest against the country adopting Bitcoin as legal tender, along the Pan-American Highway, in San Vicente, El Salvador, Tuesday, Sept. 7, 2021. Photo: Salvador Melendez (AP)

While right-wing President Nayib Bukele has promised that wages and pensions will still be paid in U.S. dollars, many people are concerned that the government is gambling away precious resources.

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