Quote from: Herman on December 30, 2023, 12:38:38 AMMillei formally announced Friday that Argentina won't join the BRICS bloc of developing economies, the latest in a dramatic shift in foreign and economic policy.

In a letter addressed to the leaders of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa — all members of the alliance — Milei said the moment was not "opportune" for Argentina to join as a full member.

However, in the letter addressed to his counterpart Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva in neighboring Brazil and the rest of the leaders of full BRICS members — Xi Jinping of China, Narenda Mondi of India, Vladimir Putin of Russia and Matamela Ramaphosa of South Africa — Milei proposed to "intensify bilateral ties" and increase "trade and investment flows."

Milei also expressed his readiness to hold meetings with each of the five leaders.

It really doesn't matter as BRICS doesn't do anything of substance.  It is literally a photo op.

Quote from: Rancidmilko on December 28, 2023, 01:12:02 PMSouth Americans are stupid. Argentina, Venezuela, Chile, all were great one day and now they're fucked. Brazil is the same, but all the slavery and mass murder of the natives left a deep scar that'll never heal and is now festering more than ever. Paraguay and Uruguay are the only two who are showing hope for the future.

Is Chile really doing that bad?  I thought they were better managed than most.

Quote from: Oerdin on December 30, 2023, 10:03:55 PMIs Chile really doing that bad?  I thought they were better managed than most.

They were the dynamo of South America until they started electing prog globalists.

Quote from: Oerdin on December 30, 2023, 10:01:57 PMIt really doesn't matter as BRICS doesn't do anything of substance.  It is literally a photo op.

No loss for Argies.

'THE WESTERN WORLD IS IN DANGER': ARGENTINA'S PRESIDENT URGES DAVOS ELITE TO REJECT SOCIALISM — IS THIS THE FIERIEST SPEECH EVER GIVEN AT DAVOS?

"In what is surely one of the most remarkable speeches a political leader has ever delivered to the jet-set conclave of the World Economic Forum, the recently elected arch-libertarian urged the C-suiters "not to surrender" to interventionist governments.

"I would like to leave a message to all businesspeople here: ... do not be intimidated either by the political class or by parasites who live off the state," he told an audience that was half bemused, half bedazzled.

"Do not surrender to a political class that only wants to stay in power and retain its privileges. You are social benefactors, you are heroes. Let no one tell you that your ambition is immoral. If you make money, it is because you offer a better product at a better price.

"He described all state intervention as "harmful," creating "a downward spiral of regulations until we are all poorer, and life for all of us depends on a bureaucrat sitting in a luxury office. . . "The higher the tax burden, the higher the coercion and the lower the freedom."

"Argentina is your staunch, unconditional ally. Long live freedom, dammit!"

Javie Millei delivers Argentina's 1st budget surplus in 12 years:


....interesting.

I wonder how this is affecting Argentina.

I'm guessing the incumbents he threw out aren't too happy.

Quote from: JOE on February 21, 2024, 08:38:07 PMJavie Millei delivers Argentina's 1st budget surplus in 12 years:

....interesting.

I wonder how this is affecting Argentina.

I'm guessing the incumbents he threw out aren't too happy.

How the hell do you think it affects folks when budgets are balanced. Jesus man, this is some shitty trolling.

Quote from: Herman on February 21, 2024, 09:39:29 PMHow the hell do you think it affects folks when budgets are balanced. Jesus man, this is some shitty trolling.

I'm not judging the situation either way there, Herman.

Obviously a lotta heads are gonna roll, bureaucrats will lose their jobs, etc.

There musta been so much corruption that they were stealing all the money and stuffing inta Swiss Accounts or something.

I mean, after this Millei guy gets in, how could Argentina go from these massive deficits to a sudden surplus?

Quote from: JOE on February 22, 2024, 12:59:21 AMI'm not judging the situation either way there, Herman.

Obviously a lotta heads are gonna roll, bureaucrats will lose their jobs, etc.

There musta been so much corruption that they were stealing all the money and stuffing inta Swiss Accounts or something.

I mean, after this Millei guy gets in, how could Argentina go from these massive deficits to a sudden surplus?

You can't even answer your own stupid question.

Quote from: Herman on February 22, 2024, 10:04:01 PMYou can't even answer your own stupid question.

Well to answer yer comment/question there is inevitably gonna be a lotta economic pain when there are budget cuts. The poor people in Argentina are gonna suffer even more.

However I admit maybe Millei has no choice. It's either swallow the pain now or later.

So he choose to do it now and maybe it'll be better for Argentina in the long run.

I kinda think Canada could face that to if the current government keeps overspending like they are now.

Trudeau had his time but I think he's gotta go.

Quote from: Herman on February 22, 2024, 10:04:01 PMYou can't even answer your own stupid question.

That is his pattern of trolling. You just realized that now?

Quote from: DKG on February 23, 2024, 06:48:57 AMThat is his pattern of trolling. You just realized that now?

How am I trolling, DKG?

Quote from: JOE on February 22, 2024, 10:11:22 PMWell to answer yer comment/question there is inevitably gonna be a lotta economic pain when there are budget cuts. The poor people in Argentina are gonna suffer even more.

However I admit maybe Millei has no choice. It's either swallow the pain now or later.

So he choose to do it now and maybe it'll be better for Argentina in the long run.

I kinda think Canada could face that to if the current government keeps overspending like they are now.

Trudeau had his time but I think he's gotta go.

Pain for who? Those woke assholes in unnecessary managerial postions that are living high on the hog at taxpayer expense.

I like what Alberta next door did. Fired all the bosses on their provincial health board. All were making three hundred grand plus and none of them delivered health care on the front lines. All were demanding more money, but no improvement for health care. The pricks are unemployed now.

Quote from: Herman on February 23, 2024, 10:49:31 PMPain for who? Those woke assholes in unnecessary managerial postions that are living high on the hog at taxpayer expense.

Well, this is what it looks like in Argentina & even Millei himself admitted in this video there will be pain coming:


Again I repeat, maybe these cuts are necessary Herm.

Only time will tell tho.

Quote from: Herman on February 23, 2024, 10:49:31 PMPain for who? Those woke assholes in unnecessary managerial postions that are living high on the hog at taxpayer expense.

I like what Alberta next door did. Fired all the bosses on their provincial health board. All were making three hundred grand plus and none of them delivered health care on the front lines. All were demanding more money, but no improvement for health care. The pricks are unemployed now.

That is how it works. The US, Canada, and Britain are spending record amounts of money and it is not helping the working class. Health care, education, and infrastructure are all worse under Biden and Trump.

I call it trickle down socialism. Most new government spending is concentrated in very hands. It lowers the standard of living for the middle class with new taxes and more debt. That has been the situation in Argentina too as I understand it. Big government spending has made some people very comfortable and most very poor.

And Millei did not admit his necessary restructuring of the economy would cause pain. A biased video did.