Now It's History

Now It's History

Trump and Musk want to borrow Javier Milei's chainsaw

But how well would the Argentine president's radical budget-cutting regime translate to the United States?

Richard Galant
Dec 02, 2024
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When a mop-haired economist brandishing a chainsaw won the presidency of Argentina a year ago, the world greeted Javier Milei’s victory largely as a blip. The election of a budget-slashing libertarian nicknamed “El Loco” was seen by many as a desperate lurch in his country’s chronic struggle for economic stability.

Today Milei’s crusade is a lot closer t…

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