BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — When libertarian President Javier Milei assumed office one year ago, Argentine supermarkets were marking price increases on
This guy is very much the opposite of my general politics… But I think he has had the right idea with the economics here. Better to hurt now and be better later than hurt a little for ever (and not really grow… And risk the government defaulting again)
However… I don’t trust him to actually make everyone better off once the economy is recovering. Expect income disparity to continue growing.
It’s sad to see people fall for this obvious scam. He’s using vague, unsubstantiated promises to legitimize a massive robbery of the working class. Poverty and unemployment are rapidly growing while the rich get richer. There’s no economic justification for this, it’s just grift.
This guy is very much the opposite of my general politics… But I think he has had the right idea with the economics here. Better to hurt now and be better later than hurt a little for ever (and not really grow… And risk the government defaulting again)
However… I don’t trust him to actually make everyone better off once the economy is recovering. Expect income disparity to continue growing.
It’s sad to see people fall for this obvious scam. He’s using vague, unsubstantiated promises to legitimize a massive robbery of the working class. Poverty and unemployment are rapidly growing while the rich get richer. There’s no economic justification for this, it’s just grift.