General strike in Spain measures turnout in millions, in 'pinchazos' and in rooms nobody can afford
Unions and the press disagree on everything except one point: tomorrow's rent is already more expensive.
Spanish unions declared the strike a historic success, with four million participants. The newspapers that counted fewer people insist the country came to a halt only slightly, just enough for nobody to notice.
An economist who has already given up explained that the strike cost 1.7 billion, but that the price of a one-bedroom flat in Madrid rises by that amount every time someone asks how much a one-bedroom flat in Madrid costs.
An adviser who asked not to be named assured us that the government listened to the protesters with the utmost attention, at the pace of someone following an election campaign: from a distance, with a smile and without touching anything.
Landlords, in a statement, expressed solidarity with the cause and announced that, out of respect for the strike, the rent increase will be applied retroactively to the day of the walkout.
A tenant in Valencia summed up the day: he stayed at home protesting against the home, which is the only place that still doesn't charge him an entry fee.
The strike cost 1.7 billion, but the price of a one-bedroom flat in Madrid rises by that much every time someone asks.
The reality behind the satire
Real news · elpais.com · 10 November
Primeira greve geral em Espanha em 14 anos exige soluções para a crise da habitação
This story, published by a real newspaper, inspired the piece above. The Falsumundi piece is made up; this story is not.
