Free market Argentina proves capitalism is the answer to poverty

[MilHojas]

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2026/04/03/poverty-milei-argentina-markets-socialism/

Formerly an economist — and a disciple of Milton Friedman and Adam Smith — Milei has long understood that socialism leads to poverty and capitalism leads to prosperity. He moved swiftly after his surprise win to break the socialist hold on Argentina, taking up the chainsaw he wielded on the campaign trail against a bloated bureaucratic state.

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[carride]

Very surprising this is written by an experienced editorial board of a major newspaper. More likely it is from a junior staffer who was excited after the late Friday post party with a copy of the simple facts published in the Bloomberg and WSJ articles. It stinks of propaganda without even attempting to argue it's conclusion of capitalism good, socialism bad.

Here is the Washington Posts own Ai summarizing the public opinion of the comments section:

 

[elhombresinnombre]

Not so surprising, in my opinion. The Washington Post hasn't been the paper of Woodward and Bernstein for some considerable time and since 2024 has been accelerating towards the situation where in February last year, it's owner publicly stated that the paper would be writing in support and defence of two pillars: personal liberties and free markets and that viewpoints opposing those pillars would be left to be published by others.

Bezos focuses Washington Post opinion pages on free markets and liberties

The move marks a major shift and prompted the outlet's opinion editor David Shipley to resign.

www.bbc.co.uk

Laying off about 30% of the workforce this February only served to cement that position, I'm afraid

Washington Post announces sweeping layoffs as it scales back news coverage

A former editor describes the massive cuts as one of the "darkest days" in the history of the storied newspaper.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[Dim Witty]

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2026/04/03/poverty-milei-argentina-markets-socialism/

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https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2026/04/03/poverty-milei-argentina-markets-socialism/

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Love your tongue-in-cheek take on the subject, Mil. Great satire!

 

[wineguy999]

Love your tongue-in-cheek take on the subject, Mil. Great satire!

No one lives in poverty in the good ol' USofA - because we're capitalists!

 

[Ries]

I believe this article is a gift from Amazon for Milei making it easier for them to deliver to Argentina.