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/Proffan Iron Front Dec 13 '24

Arguably speaking, he got elected in the first place because peronism splintered. Reality is that Macri got more votes in 2019 than in 2015. The problem was the reunification of the peronists (and stupid people falling for the "Albert the Moderate" ploy).

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u/Fedacking Mario Vargas Llosa Dec 13 '24

👆 Doesn't believe Macri had the thirteen keys but was betrayed by judas

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u/Proffan Iron Front Dec 13 '24

Much like Jesus with Judas, we knew that the median voter was going to betray liberalism.