Argentina’s ‘Milei Miracle’ is exposing its failing socialist neighbors

[LongIslander]

Socialism seems to be dying in many places. Milei is exposing it as not working. It will be interesting to see how elections go the next few years around the world in the next elections.

Argentina’s ‘Milei Miracle’ is exposing its failing socialist neighbors

Argentina’s new free-market President Javier Milei is lapping Colombia’s Gustavo Petro and Brazil’s Inacio Lula da Silva in terms of economic achievement and the ability of people to live in freedo…

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[Avocado]

Milei hasn't proven anything yet. Sure you can eliminate government jobs by over 100,000 people and make those people destitute. you can save money but look at impact on all those people many of which can't get jobs in bad recession.

Look at poverty levels and it is alarming. Middle class base is shrinking. From 50% to 37% in a few short months while he was in office. Extreme poverty category is going up from 13% to almost 20% of the population.

 

[Finance Prof]

Milei hasn't proven anything yet. Sure you can eliminate government jobs by over 100,000 people and make those people destitute. you can save money but look at impact on all those people many of which can't get jobs in bad recession.

Look at poverty levels and it is alarming. Middle class base is shrinking. From 50% to 37% in a few short months while he was in office. Extreme poverty category is going up from 13% to almost 20% of the population.

It will take time to fix things. This is a work in progress @Avocado. Milei himself said that things will get worse before they get better. Watch at the end of the year how things are. You can't deny inflation is slowing down. This will take time.

 

[Bob]

It seems like Alberto Fernandez's son is also doing better under Milei too.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1807121125035343969

 

[Larry]

Many businesses are going out of business. It's happening over and over now.

Cerró una sede del supermercado mayorista Medamax: echaron a 70 empleados

Un total de 70 trabajadores fueron echados del supermercado mayorista Medamax sucursal Ruta 3, en la localidad bonaerense Laferrere.

www.eldestapeweb.com

https://twitter.com/x/status/1807437227535876386

 

[Betsy Ross]

Inflation keeps falling.

 

[Larry]

Milei and his administration are desperate. I read today they want to reduce the voting age to 13 years old. That is silly. When CFK reduced the voting age people were up in arms to reduce it to `16 and Milei wants to reduce it to little kids.

 

[Digital Nomad]

Milei and his administration are desperate. I read today they want to reduce the voting age to 13 years old. That is silly. When CFK reduced the voting age people were up in arms to reduce it to `16 and Milei wants to reduce it to little kids.

Well people here sure seem to like what they are seeing. All the polls I'm seeing seem to want him to keep going further.

 

[GlasgowJohn]

Milei and his administration are desperate. I read today they want to reduce the voting age to 13 years old. That is silly. When CFK reduced the voting age people were up in arms to reduce it to `16 and Milei wants to reduce it to little kids.

I don't think it's the voting age.

The age of 13 is the revised age when adolescents must accept responsibility for crimes they commit.

You commit an adult crime you get an adult person sentence.

Makes a lot of sense to me.

 

[CecilM]

New layoffs, this time with incidents... people are desperate to keep their jobs. This happened this morning.

 

[Digital Nomad]

My girlfriend's dad is a Milei fan but he said when people have nothing to lose things can get dicey so hopefully things don't get bad because of this.

 

[Larry]

I don't think it's the voting age.

The age of 13 is the revised age when adolescents must accept responsibility for crimes they commit.

You commit an adult crime you get an adult person sentence.

Makes a lot of sense to me.

No, they are trying to lower the voting age to 13 years old!! @GlasgowJohn what do you think about that? When CFK lowered it was wrong but now they want to go even lower.

El Gobierno ya trabaja en una nueva versión de la reforma electoral y evalúa bajar la edad de votación

Esperan presentar el proyecto en 30 o 40 días; se incluiría la eliminación de las PASO, Boleta Única y listas abiertas; buscarán que sea tratado antes de fin de año

www.lanacion.com.ar

 

[Betsy Ross]

No, they are trying to lower the voting age to 13 years old!! @GlasgowJohn what do you think about that? When CFK lowered it was wrong but now they want to go even lower.

El Gobierno ya trabaja en una nueva versión de la reforma electoral y evalúa bajar la edad de votación

Esperan presentar el proyecto en 30 o 40 días; se incluiría la eliminación de las PASO, Boleta Única y listas abiertas; buscarán que sea tratado antes de fin de año

www.lanacion.com.ar

Probably only the government using this to negotiate. They will give up this for allowing other things. Both sides know that President Milei is very popular with the youth. So this would be a negotiating tool. I think it's wrong to get kids that young to vote. That is not right in my eyes. Remember, it's a law that Argentine citizens have to vote. If they lower the age it will require them to vote. That is too young. I was against CFK lowering it to 16 as I thought that was too young.

 

[Avocado]

Inflation keeps falling.

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Watch what happen when the official rate have to get devaluated again. Inflation go back up. Now you have big recession. Big terminations, people unemployed. No one have money. Now you see blue rate explode again. More of the same.

 

[Surfer]

No, they are trying to lower the voting age to 13 years old!! @GlasgowJohn what do you think about that? When CFK lowered it was wrong but now they want to go even lower.

El Gobierno ya trabaja en una nueva versión de la reforma electoral y evalúa bajar la edad de votación

Esperan presentar el proyecto en 30 o 40 días; se incluiría la eliminación de las PASO, Boleta Única y listas abiertas; buscarán que sea tratado antes de fin de año

www.lanacion.com.ar

Sounds like they can't get these 13 year olds voting fast enough!

https://twitter.com/x/status/1810503676395430058

 

[Digital Nomad]

I don't think it's the voting age.

The age of 13 is the revised age when adolescents must accept responsibility for crimes they commit.

You commit an adult crime you get an adult person sentence.

Makes a lot of sense to me.

@GlasgowJohn Looks like they really do want to lower the voting age to only 14. That is way too young in my opinion. Even 16 seemed really young to vote. But judging from all the young kids running up to Milei this would be huge if they charged it. But seems like a bad idea to get kids voting.

La Libertad Avanza wants lower voting age in time for 2025 midterms

Idea is taking form in the Casa Rosada these days along with the political reform the government plans to launch in the second half of the year. Along with lowering the age of criminal responsibility to 13, the government is evaluating allowing children aged 14 or over to cast ballots in elections.

batimes.com.ar