Politics Thread: President Javier Milei - From Decree of Necessity and Urgency (DNU) to Today

[Petey]

Milei's ideas are better and he is moving much faster. Look at how quickly the budget was balanced. I do think it will be different if locals can stick with it, and that is the rub.

I didn't know much about Argentina but now that I am here I have read about the history of the country. It is remarkable! In some ways it reminds me of the USA being one of the richest countries in the world and we have to be careful not to squander our position. I think the country was heading that way before this election.

It is difficult for me to understand how people can make the argument that socialism is the better solution. I did not know about all of these austerity measures. We ask people what they think of Milei and just about everyone we talk to is favorable. Especially the lower income tier which surprised me. Every taxi driver and uber driver we had all spoke very positively of him.

One thing I am surprised is the number of foreign rideshare drivers.

 

[daveholman]

I don't understand why some of you love Milei so much. We have gone through these boom and bust cycles before. This seems like no different.

But it is fundamentally different. For 100 years now Argentine Presidents have thought their job was to deliver government largesse to their constituents, at the expense of *the other side*.
None have thought getting government out of the way was the answer. Milei does, and is acting on it. And it's working so far.
Obviously you can't reverse 100 years of mismanagement in a year. But you can change the direction.

 

[Betsy Ross]

I didn't know much about Argentina but now that I am here I have read about the history of the country. It is remarkable! In some ways it reminds me of the USA being one of the richest countries in the world and we have to be careful not to squander our position. I think the country was heading that way before this election.

It is difficult for me to understand how people can make the argument that socialism is the better solution. I did not know about all of these austerity measures. We ask people what they think of Milei and just about everyone we talk to is favorable. Especially the lower income tier which surprised me. Every taxi driver and uber driver we had all spoke very positively of him.

One thing I am surprised is the number of foreign rideshare drivers.

Many of the rideshare drivers are from Venezuela.

But it is fundamentally different. For 100 years now Argentine Presidents have thought their job was to deliver government largesse to their constituents, at the expense of *the other side*.
None have thought getting government out of the way was the answer. Milei does, and is acting on it. And it's working so far.
Obviously you can't reverse 100 years of mismanagement in a year. But you can change the direction.

Agree! Most people who complain about him expect magic overnight. I don't think that is realistic. You can't turn around 100 years in 1 year. Many expats don't like him because Argentina got expensive but this is necessary. I actually benefited more from socialism and a strong blue dollar but I know this will be better in the long run.