Elon Musk Gifted 'Chainsaw For Bureaucracy' By Argentina President

[MilHojas]

 

[chris]

Did that chainsaw eliminate tariffs on Argentine aluminum? And who paid for that expensive chainsaw?

 

[Rich One]

Did that chainsaw eliminate tariffs on Argentine aluminum? And who paid for that expensive chainsaw?

Value of the Chainsaw paid by Argentinian taxpayers, US$1,300 , weight 9 kilos

 

[chris]

Value of the Chainsaw paid by Argentinian taxpayers, US$1,300 , weight 9 kilos

Where was it manufactured? Presumably in a fully capitalist country.

 

[FrankPintor]

Where was it manufactured? Presumably in a fully capitalist country.

Info here: https://batimes.com.ar/news/world/f...hind-mileis-chainsaw-gift-for-elon-musk.phtml

Industria Argentina, a bit surprising, really.

 

[Rich One]

Cuánto costó la motosierra que Milei le regaló a Elon Musk

El Presidente sorprendió al empresario y funcionario de la Casa Blanca en Washington con el original presente que mandó a hacer en un taller de Villa Urquiza.

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Google translate

According to Forbes, the chainsaw is a product customized by "Tute" Di Tella in his workshop in Villa Urquiza, which weighs 9 kilos and is made of shiny aluminum and matte bronze. Its cost was $1,300, it required 20 days of work and it bears the phrase "Long live fucking freedom."

 

[wineguy999]

I remember a movie where children were running the government. Life imitates art, indeed.

 

[mikic007]

Cuánto costó la motosierra que Milei le regaló a Elon Musk

El Presidente sorprendió al empresario y funcionario de la Casa Blanca en Washington con el original presente que mandó a hacer en un taller de Villa Urquiza.

www.a24.com

Google translate

According to Forbes, the chainsaw is a product customized by "Tute" Di Tella in his workshop in Villa Urquiza, which weighs 9 kilos and is made of shiny aluminum and matte bronze. Its cost was $1,300, it required 20 days of work and it bears the phrase "Long live fucking freedom."

Numbers don't add up...

 

[MilHojas]

Un millón de dólares: el artista detrás de la motosierra que Javier Milei le regaló a Elon Musk anticipó su próxima su creación

Tute di Tella, el artista detrás de la icónica motosierra presidencial, reveló que su próxima obra saldrá a subasta por un millón de dólares. Conocé qué hará con el dinero recaudado.

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Tute di Tella, the artist behind the iconic presidential chainsaw, revealed that his next work will be auctioned for $1 million. Find out what he will do with the money raised.

It looks like Argentina now has a new export category, selling overpriced chainsaws as a symbol of imminent reforms.

 

[carride]

Bloomberg: Musk and Milei’s Chainsaw Maker Is Crafting Another for Trump​

>Mariano ‘Tute’ Di Tella, a fan of the Argentine president, crafts custom power saws in Buenos Aires. The Texas Chain Saw Massacre was his childhood inspiration.