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Politics
David James

‘Our troops will go without pay, but not Argentina’s’: Trump prioritizes Argentina over U.S., Milei bailout deemed ‘essential function of government’

If you want a peek into what the near future for the United States might look like, look no further than Argentina. They’ve got their own bafflingly coiffeured Trump analog – Javier Milei – over there, who was launched to power in 2023 on a promise to drain their swamp and fix their economy.

Smash cut to the present, and Argentina is in utter crisis. Milei’s ‘common-sense’ economic policies have resulted in catastrophic recession, soaring poverty rates (over 50%), and mass social unrest.

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