Argentine trains ground to a halt and hospitals were left running on fumes this week as austerity measures sparked mass walkouts -- even as the country boasted its first budget surplus in 12 years.
From what I can read, he chose certain ministers to placate his opposition, but chose people that would be more sympathetic to his cause and would overall support him. The precious government, while handling the unprecedented pandemic very well, also continuously overspent on top of what the previous previous government spent. What Milei is doing is completely cutting back, stabilizing the Argentinian economy, then will allow the next government to reintroduce subsidies. Like he said, times are hard, and they will only get worse before they get better, but it will be better than what would have happened under another leftist government.
From what I can read, he chose certain ministers to placate his opposition, but chose people that would be more sympathetic to his cause and would overall support him. The precious government, while handling the unprecedented pandemic very well, also continuously overspent on top of what the previous previous government spent. What Milei is doing is completely cutting back, stabilizing the Argentinian economy, then will allow the next government to reintroduce subsidies. Like he said, times are hard, and they will only get worse before they get better, but it will be better than what would have happened under another leftist government.