Posted 11/21/2023, 11:38:06 PM
Javier Milei, Argentina's New President, Pushes Ultra Free-Market Agenda
- Javier Milei, a far-right, free-market fundamentalist economist, elected President of Argentina
- Promises to slash government spending, cut taxes, eliminate regulations to fix Argentina's troubled economy
- Inspired by Milton Friedman, Robert Lucas, Murray Rothbard and the Chicago school of economics
- Faces challenges implementing radical agenda through Argentina's legislature
- Comparisons to Trump miss Milei's anti-protectionist and ultra free market views