Overview
- Galperin, who reacted Sunday with a laughing emoji to a viral TV clip of an older woman, faced a sharp rebuke from streamer Coscu and on Monday posted that people who never worked are not retirees and that pensions come from worker contributions.
- The clip showed the woman saying she cannot cover basic costs or medicines and that she never held a formal job because she did housework, which many readers saw as unpaid labor that lacks protection.
- Coscu’s replies drew tens of thousands of likes and kept the dispute trending, and Galperin has not issued an apology as of Tuesday’s coverage.
- News outlets highlighted Galperin’s billionaire status and reported that Mercado Libre benefits from government tax incentives, with some reports citing tens of millions of dollars in recent fiscal relief.
- The exchange widened into a policy fight over who qualifies for benefits and how to value unpaid domestic work, with some commentators arguing Galperin mocked past policy choices rather than the woman herself.