javier Milei

[Zebra]

What do you think of him generally?

He seems to have two sides

 

[Harpy Eagle]

Seems having two sides is a requirement to be a politician.

He is doing some good things, like trying to privatize the national airline. No reason for a Govt to run an airline and the one in Argentina is hugely bloated with something like a ratio of 60 pilots to each airplane while company like Delta has 16 pilots to each airplane.

Then he is trying to increase the size and spending on the military. No good reason to do this and it is a hard sale when more than 50% of your country is living in poverty and you just slashed pensions.

He is losing popularity quickly, and with his party holding few seats in their Congress, his popularity is the thing that gave him power.

 

[Bleipriester]

Seems having two sides is a requirement to be a politician.

He is doing some good things, like trying to privatize the national airline. No reason for a Govt to run an airline and the one in Argentina is hugely bloated with something like a ratio of 60 pilots to each airplane while company like Delta has 16 pilots to each airplane.

Then he is trying to increase the size and spending on the military. No good reason to do this and it is a hard sale when more than 50% of your country is living in poverty and you just slashed pensions.

He is losing popularity quickly, and with his party holding few seats in their Congress, his popularity is the thing that gave him power.

The chainsaw guy is not much different from the others in Latin America. They will not re-elect him. They will elect some leftist who then opens the treasure chest. When its empty, Melie can run again with good chances. He will forget about the poor again and they will elect some leftist who opens the treasure chest. When its empty, ...

 

[luiza]

What do you think of him generally?

He seems to have two sides

But he is not a General on either side .

 

[ESay]

What halts Latin American countries from being economic powerhouses is widespread corruption and a laid-back style of life. Is Miley a wizard who can change a mindset of his people? If not, he will end as his numerous predecessors.

 

[Bleipriester]

What halts Latin American countries from being economic powerhouses is widespread corruption and a laid-back style of life. Is Miley a wizard who can change a mindset of his people? If not, he will end as his numerous predecessors.

Brazil actually is.

 

[ESay]

Brazil actually is.

As a powerhouse I meant not only a nominal GDP, but also a standard of living of the people.

 

[Bleipriester]

As a powerhouse I meant not only a nominal GDP, but also a standard of living of the people.

Nominal GDP is not realistic. It only measures the money that has been spent. That means, if prices a low in a country, the nominal GDP will be low too. To compare countries we need to use GDP PPP. It lists all GDPs of the world with US prices and thus allows for a comparison.

We see, Brazil has the 8th strongest economy in the world:

List of countries by GDP (PPP) - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

That is of cause also due to the large population. Brazil ranks only at 79 at GDP PPP per capita:

List of countries by GDP (PPP) per capita - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Sure, all these numbers are estimates, might be politically adjusted and differ depending on the different organizations that measure them.

Still, counties like Brazil, Argentina, Colombia or Mexico aren´t exactly poor. They suffer from unequal distribution of wealth, instead. About the half there can make a good living, the other half suffers from extreme poverty.

 

[Zebra]

What halts Latin American countries from being economic powerhouses is widespread corruption and a laid-back style of life. Is Miley a wizard who can change a mindset of his people? If not, he will end as his numerous predecessors.

afraid so

 

[ESay]

Nominal GDP is not realistic. It only measures the money that has been spent. That means, if prices a low in a country, the nominal GDP will be low too. To compare countries we need to use GDP PPP. It lists all GDPs of the world with US prices and thus allows for a comparison.

We see, Brazil has the 8th strongest economy in the world:

List of countries by GDP (PPP) - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

That is of cause also due to the large population. Brazil ranks only at 79 at GDP PPP per capita:

List of countries by GDP (PPP) per capita - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Sure, all these numbers are estimates, might be politically adjusted and differ depending on the different organizations that measure them.

Still, counties like Brazil, Argentina, Colombia or Mexico aren´t exactly poor. They suffer from unequal distribution of wealth, instead. About the half there can make a good living, the other half suffers from extreme poverty.

Yeah, extreme poverty of a significant part of population. This and widespread corruption have/had a long-term consequences. Only a few people see any sense in education, desire of easy money that leads to high criminal rates etc. A vicious circle.

 

[Bleipriester]

Yeah, extreme poverty of a significant part of population. This and widespread corruption have/had a long-term consequences. Only a few people see any sense in education, desire of easy money that leads to high criminal rates etc. A vicious circle.

They are rather forced into crime.

 

[ESay]

They are rather forced into crime.

They are forced by the feeling of injustice, lack of good paid jobs, almost complete pointlessness of education, desire to get easy money, and not seeing any perspectives to live decent lives by abiding the law.

 

[Bleipriester]

They are forced by the feeling of injustice, lack of good paid jobs, almost complete pointlessness of education, desire to get easy money, and not seeing any perspectives to live decent lives by abiding the law.

What law? Many live in informal settlements. They don´t even exist for the law. They don´t show up in any statistics.

 

[ESay]

What law? Many live in informal settlements. They don´t even exist for the law. They don´t show up in any statistics.

Law of the country where they live, obviously. To live as law-abiding citizens, I meant. To get some education, then to get some job where you can support yourself and your family, to live in at least relatively safe environment, to be able to save some money for your retirement. This sort of things.

 

[Bleipriester]

Law of the country where they live, obviously. To live as law-abiding citizens, I meant. To get some education, then to get some job where you can support yourself and your family, to live in at least relatively safe environment, to be able to save some money for your retirement. This sort of things.

I know what you mean. But I am saying that they just cannot. It is not that they don´t want to.

 

[ESay]

I know what you mean. But I am saying that they just cannot. It is not that they don´t want to.

Yes, that is what I wrote in my previous posts, no?

 

[Bleipriester]

Yes, that is what I wrote in my previous posts, no?

No. You said they don´t want to.

 

[ESay]

Nope. A vicious circle. Widespread corruption (obviously, here the system was meant).

 

[Bleipriester]

Nope. A vicious circle. Widespread corruption (obviously, here the system was meant).

However, there are shitty places. Look up for Lima in Peru, for example. They have now idea that their holes are actually windows that need glass and frames. They´re clueless.

 

[ESay]

However, there are shitty places. Look up for Lima in Peru, for example. They have now idea that their holes are actually windows that need glass and frames. They´re clueless.

Well, I saw a video recently about some Peruvian small mining towns. Glass and frames maybe is the last thing they should worry about.