In his book, Democracy: The God That Failed , Hans-Hermann Hoppe talks about the neoconservative movement in the U.S. emerging in the late 1960s and early 1970s, when the left became increasingly involved with Black Power, affirmative action, pro-Arabism, and the counterculture of those times. In opposition to all this, many traditional left-wing
Immediately after taking office, the president of Argentina, Javier Milei, signed a decree and reduced the number of ministries from twenty-two to nine. Although tens of thousands of public employees have been disposed of since then, the celebrated reduction is still symbolic, because it only ordered some ministries to absorb others and did not
Read part I here . Milei and the Chances of Privatization Though privatizations have not yet arrived, the state-owned airline is on the agenda. The company was renationalized in 2008, forcing taxpayers to prop up an airline that has been directly bailed out by the government since 2021. For true privatization, all regulation prohibiting
Do you hate the State? Javier Milei, the current president of Argentina, seems to. “The State is a killing machine.” “The State is a criminal organization.” “Taxation is theft.” “Philosophically, I am an anarcho-capitalist.” These are quotes from Milei, a man who offered Argentina a “true liberal option”—classical liberalism. He claims to be a
Inflation from the government and the banking system is usually aided unconsciously by the people, who generally believe that some moderate periodic rise in prices is normal. If prices could decrease due to economic growth (price deflation as an outcome of increased productivity), people would be able to keep more of their income to plan further
Lee la parte I aquí . Milei y las posibilidades de privatización Aunque las privatizaciones aún no han llegado, la aerolínea estadual está en la agenda. La compañía fue renacionalizada en 2008, obligando a los contribuyentes a sostener una aerolínea que ha sido rescatada directamente por el gobierno desde 2021. Para una verdadera privatización,
¿Odia al Estado? Javier Milei, actual presidente de Argentina, parece que sí. «El Estado es una máquina de matar». «El Estado es una organización criminal». «Los impuestos son un robo». «Filosóficamente, soy un anarcocapitalista». Estas son citas de Milei, un hombre que ofreció a Argentina una «verdadera opción liberal» — el liberalismo clásico.
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