A win for economic democracy, a loss for Peronist kleptocracy

[CraigM]

https://thehill.com/opinion/international/5575437-in-argentina-a-win-for-economic-democracy-a-loss-for-peronist-kleptocracy/

 

[Betsy Ross]

https://thehill.com/opinion/international/5575437-in-argentina-a-win-for-economic-democracy-a-loss-for-peronist-kleptocracy/

Thank you Craig for posting. Fortunately I haven't had to run a business in Argentina but everyone that I know tells me it is difficult and unless they change the tax and employment laws it will hinder foreign direct investments. I hope that passes.

 

[Piranha]

More of the same needed. Budgeting, less spending, and a big push to change the laws = $$$$.

 

[jbeas176]

nationalizeing companies should be at the top of the list. imo

 

[enbits]

A big loss for the opereta boys

 

[RN in BA]

A big loss for the opereta boys

Who are the operate boys @enbits for those of us that don't know?

 

[Piranha]

nationalizeing companies should be at the top of the list. imo

They need to fix employment laws and taxes as #1 priority. If they don't fix that it is not worth any companies wanting to buy a company. Argentina's laws are very messed up. Must fix those things first which will make companies more desirable.

If Milei can push this though it will be a big step for Argentina.

President plans structural reform blitz after midterms triumph

President promises new economic roadmap built on labour, tax and pension overhauls; Milei government says the reforms will restore fiscal balance and set the country on a path to long-term growth.

batimes.com.ar

 

[Finance Prof]

They need to fix employment laws and taxes as #1 priority. If they don't fix that it is not worth any companies wanting to buy a company. Argentina's laws are very messed up. Must fix those things first which will make companies more desirable.

If Milei can push this though it will be a big step for Argentina.

President plans structural reform blitz after midterms triumph

President promises new economic roadmap built on labour, tax and pension overhauls; Milei government says the reforms will restore fiscal balance and set the country on a path to long-term growth.

batimes.com.ar

Agree they have to fix the labor laws as a #1 priority. Without doing that I am not sure they will attract much FDI. Some of the worst labor laws in the world.

 

[Bingo]

Article in the New Left Review.

Martín Mosquera, The Meaning of Milei, NLR 155, September–October 2025

With Latin America in Trump’s cross-hairs, a report from Buenos Aires on the social stalemate that allowed far-right firebrand Javier Milei to impose the harshest shock therapy in Argentina’s history. Mosquera mobilizes the conceptual legacies of Gramsci, Trotsky, Otto Bauer and Angelo Tasca to...

newleftreview.org

And another interesting piece on Reuters.

Electoral defeat exposes weaknesses of Argentina's Peronist opposition

The election made it clear Peronism will need to resolve a power struggle between two figures who want to hold the reins of the movement, analysts said.

www.reuters.com