Official Thread on Corruption in Argentina - Milei Administration Cleaning up house

[Avocado]

Larry I have posted all over here about the Libre scam, the stupidity and amateur nature of it all. The Kirchners however are in a league of their own, true kleptocrats. For people like that you spell it korruption.

Former Kirchner accountant alleges presidential couple stole up to US$10 billion

The former accountant of ex-presidents Néstor Kirchner and Cristina Fernández de Kirchner was granted a plea bargain in March. His television appearance comes as rumours intensify about Fernández de Kirchner's intention to run for the presidency.

www.batimes.com.ar

Thank you Craig. I like you posts. You always honest and respectful. You very good person and good poster. I see you say you buy property here. I am proud you love my country enough to want to buy here. You the kind of person Argentines love. I see your posts always honest and respectful. I wish all the American people like you. Some very rude and disrespectful of my country. Thanks to you.

 

[CraigM]

You know @CraigM he would have kept doing it. And still might.

Agreed Piranha. It's a very slippery slope and Milei hasn't been in office that long. His sister is clearly bent, it's like she doesn't even know it's wrong.

 

[CraigM]

Thank you Craig. I like you posts. You always honest and respectful. You very good person and good poster. I see you say you buy property here. I am proud you love my country enough to want to buy here. You the kind of person Argentines love. I see your posts always honest and respectful. I wish all the American people like you. Some very rude and disrespectful of my country. Thanks to you.

That is very kind of you to say, Avocado. I loved visiting your country and am excited to become a property owner. Sincerely hoping my family will like it too!

 

[Avocado]

Agreed Piranha. It's a very slippery slope and Milei hasn't been in office that long. His sister is clearly bent, it's like she doesn't even know it's wrong.

The longer Milei in office the less I think he is bad. I will admit I think he love Argentina. Temptation to steal very high in Argentina. His sister very bad person. Bad reputation here. But he loyal to her.

That is very kind of you to say, Avocado. I loved visiting your country and am excited to become a property owner. Sincerely hoping my family will like it too!

All the people feel Buenos Aires so special place. To us sometimes we are surprised as we grew up all our life and does not seem so special but all the people say it best city in world. This makes us very proud and happy as Argentines. Thank you. When you family come to know my country?

 

[Betsy Ross]

Agreed Piranha. It's a very slippery slope and Milei hasn't been in office that long. His sister is clearly bent, it's like she doesn't even know it's wrong.

Agree it's a slippery slope. Sad thing is he did it before. I just hope he doesn't make any more blunders before he finishes his first term in office. Totally agree about his sister. She is a force though. She is powerful and everyone is scared of her.

The longer Milei in office the less I think he is bad. I will admit I think he love Argentina. Temptation to steal very high in Argentina. His sister very bad person. Bad reputation here. But he loyal to her.


All the people feel Buenos Aires so special place. To us sometimes we are surprised as we grew up all our life and does not seem so special but all the people say it best city in world. This makes us very proud and happy as Argentines. Thank you. When you family come to know my country?

My local friends say the same thing. Sometimes they can't believe how much people love Buenos Aires. I always tell them I have traveled everywhere but I can't think of a better place to live than Buenos Aires. The city has it all.

 

[CraigM]

The longer Milei in office the less I think he is bad. I will admit I think he love Argentina. Temptation to steal very high in Argentina. His sister very bad person. Bad reputation here. But he loyal to her.

Good for you for keeping an open mind, politicians are rarely as good or bad as we think (except the Kirchners 🙂 )

All the people feel Buenos Aires so special place. To us sometimes we are surprised as we grew up all our life and does not seem so special but all the people say it best city in world. This makes us very proud and happy as Argentines. Thank you. When you family come to know my country?

I'm not sure yet, but soon I hope!

 

[Betsy Ross]

Good for you for keeping an open mind, politicians are rarely as good or bad as we think (except the Kirchners 🙂 )


I'm not sure yet, but soon I hope!

I also know several Peronistas that actually have admitted that having the same prices in the grocery stores the past year is a welcome change. Prices seem to be stabilizing. My utilities and HOA still keep going up which is not fun. But willing to suffer if it's for the greater good of Argentina.

 

[MikeYoung]

Saw this poll today in the Clarin. A strong majority of Argentines still believe that most government officials are corrupt. This is actually up from 52% a few months ago. Seems like in this society people know the politicians are robbing them blind and don't care. Put the article to summarize it and this is what it gave me.

What the poll is saying​

• A clear majority, 61%, think that most government officials are corrupt, up from 52% just a few months ago.
• Only 26% think “only a few” are corrupt, and just 3% think none are corrupt, which shows how generalized the distrust is.
• At the same time, 51% approve of the current administration and 45% disapprove, so there is still a narrow but real positive balance.
• About 43% believe the government is capable of solving the country’s problems, which is not overwhelming confidence but is significant in a very pessimistic context.

Priorities and mood of the country​

• The top concerns—employment (22%), poverty (14%), corruption (13%), drug trafficking (11%), insecurity (10%)—show that people experience crisis as a mix of economic and institutional insecurity, not just one or the other.
• Notice that inflation, which used to dominate Argentine surveys, now appears at 8%, below jobs and poverty; this suggests that social deterioration and lack of work are being felt more immediately than price rises.
• The fact that corruption is third (13%) despite being seen as so widespread implies that for many people it is “normalised background noise”: serious, but overshadowed by survival issues like work and income.

The paradox: high distrust and ongoing support​

This combination—high approval for the government alongside a huge perception of generalized corruption—points to a few underlying dynamics:

• Many people may separate “the political caste in general” (seen as deeply corrupt) from the current president, whom they view as fighting that same caste, even if they are not sure about all his policies.
• Others may disapprove of the political system but still support the government’s “shock therapy” on the basis of “there is no alternative” or “let’s at least try something different,” despite the pain and distrust.
• In practice, it means the government still has political capital, but it is operating in an environment of extreme institutional mistrust; if people stop believing it is different from the rest, support can erode very fast.

What this implies going forward​

• For any administration, numbers like these are a warning: you can still have support while people think the system is rotten, but if living conditions do not improve, generalized distrust plus social pain can quickly turn into anger.
• For democracy, persistent belief that “almost all” officials are corrupt weakens willingness to respect rules, pay taxes, or accept difficult reforms, because citizens feel they are always the ones sacrificing while “they steal.”
• For opposition forces, this context is an opportunity only if they are seen as genuinely cleaner and more effective; if they are perceived as part of the same corrupt universe, discontent may express itself in abstention, antipolitics, or more radical options rather than in traditional alternation.

 

[Cheap Bastard]

This guy sums up the situation well. Argentina is basically screwed. All the politicians stealing from the people. Milei's sister gets busted stealing from the social programs but people still feel like there is nothing they can do. Sums it up!