Why is the President of Argentina staying in a 4 star hotel?

[Silvie]

The President of a country stays in a 4 star hotel. I think this is very weird, very Third World. I have a feeling he is waiting to get all the bugs left over from the previous administration removed. And also he probably doesn’t want to cross paths / share the elevator with all the ñoquis that will soon be out of work. But if he wants to cut spending he should move into the Pink Palace already. The Hotel Libertador runs about U$D 100 per night.(He's been there four months already) Not to mention the secret service police that has to escort him back and forth every day.

Obviously he can pay for it from his pocket and he's waiting for some reforms to be finished before he moves to the Olivos Residence (he mentioned he was paying for that too)

 

[Reply Guy]

which is why I dont know anyone, Argentine or expat, who is against getting rid of noquis. Firing actual employees who work, however, is a different thing- like the 90% of the employees of the Museo del Hombre, and the literally thousands of other employees who are in line for firing.
Much like the US republicans making sure the IRS is consistently understaffed, so they wont audit rich people. Getting rid of all government employees is a libertarian wet dream, but it has never worked in the real world.

Difference between Milei and US Republicans is that Milei is shrinking the size of the government.

US Republicans despite all their talk increase the size of the government when they are in power and then whine about the Democrats increasing the size of government too.

 

[Ries]

Difference between Milei and US Republicans is that Milei is shrinking the size of the government.

US Republicans despite all their talk increase the size of the government when they are in power and then whine about the Democrats increasing the size of government too.

so far, Milei has only been able to refuse to extend 5000 to 7000 1 year contracts for workers hired last year. A pretty small bite. He may, indeed, be able to "shrink" other parts, mainly by not paying the provincias, forcing them to fire people, but we shall see how much actual shrinkage occurs.
I suppose cutting public education and health care will be "shrinking", but I am pretty sure that wont go over well.

 

[Reply Guy]

so far, Milei has only been able to refuse to extend 5000 to 7000 1 year contracts for workers hired last year. A pretty small bite. He may, indeed, be able to "shrink" other parts, mainly by not paying the provincias, forcing them to fire people, but we shall see how much actual shrinkage occurs.
I suppose cutting public education and health care will be "shrinking", but I am pretty sure that wont go over well.

From what I've heard Milei wants foreigners to pay for public education and health care, which I think is fair. If I come to Argentina don't pay into the system and go to a public hospital, I'm draining resources from a country to which I don't contribute.

Are there deeper cuts to public education and health care proposed?