Economist Federico Sturzenegger: ‘Freedom will restore prosperity to Argentina’

Javier Milei’s economic adviser defends the Argentinian president’s controversial policies and shares his views on the political situation in the country. During the election campaign, Javier Milei liked to appear brandishing a chainsaw. This powerful cutting tool was intended to convey a message: here is someone who wants to clean up. He promised to shut down such essential institutions as the health ministry, among other measures. Since becoming Argentina’s president, Milei has started to implement his austerity policies, which are intended to bring high inflation under control. Milei’s party holds a mere 14% of seats in the National Congress of Argentina – the country’s legislative branch – so the government is dependent on the votes of others. And it gets them. A version of Milei's “Omnibus Bill”, which seeks for instance to privatise the postal service and sewage systems, was recently adopted by the Congress. Although Milei still has many supporters, demonstrations are also on ...