Inflation hits Argentinian pockets

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Inflation hits Argentinian pockets

The government has tried to freeze the cost of basic goods, many say it is failing to attack the causes of inflation.

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Argentina is struggling to contain one of the world's highest inflation rates.

President Cristina Kirchner's government has tried to freeze the cost of basic goods. But prices have still soared, forcing some to take matters into their own hands.

Al Jazeera's Rachel Levin reports from Buenos Aires.