"¿Que pasa?" I asked, although I already knew.
"This," he muttered, gesturing at the news on TV, and stormed upstairs.
Recortes. (Cuts.)
The Spanish (federal) government did its damage a few weeks ago; today was the Catalan government's turn. They're cutting public sector salaries, some by as much as a third. Ouch. Tonight there are protests all over the city. Tonight there is also a soccer game between Barcelona and Madrid but it's not on regular TV, only pay. My roommate was grumbling something about the government's cutting the right to watch soccer along with cutting salaries and I think he wasn't being serious, but I didn't ask. He's a public sector employee, so tonight I'm staying out of his way.
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