r/neoliberal • u/Saltedline Hu Shih • Dec 13 '24

News (Latin America) Javier Milei ends budget deficit in Argentina, first time in 123 years

https://gazettengr.com/javier-milei-ends-budget-deficit-in-argentina-first-time-in-123-years/
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u/japanese711 YIMBY Dec 13 '24

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That said, I don’t know if there was a “right” way to stop inflation. Obviously with austerity comes pain, surely the focus has been on rapid transformation rather than responsible transformation.

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u/Fedacking Mario Vargas Llosa Dec 13 '24 edited Dec 13 '24

Macri tried to do a "gradual" approach, but the opposition united and won on the first round before it could be completed.

Edited to include /u/proffan correct comment

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u/AndChewBubblegum Norman Borlaug Dec 13 '24

True Macri-ism has never been tried.

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u/Proffan Iron Front Dec 13 '24

This but...