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Argentina is starting to make big moves.
In other words, as soon as President Milley took office, he used a three-pronged axe.
The first board axe, 18 government departments, cut in half, reduced to 9.
Anyway, Argentina does not have the Ministry of Commerce, the Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Agriculture, the Ministry of Civil Affairs, the Ministry of Culture, etc., which other countries must have.
The number of ministers has been drastically reduced, and now that the Argentine cabinet is in session, the table is not satisfied.
In the second case, the currency peso depreciated, depreciating by more than half, and prices soared by 100%.
Originally, 1 US dollar was exchanged for less than 400 Argentine pesos, but now, the official update quote, 1 US dollar is worth 800 pesos, a depreciation of 54%.
In dollar terms, Argentina's GDP has plummeted by more than half. What has been brought about is that prices in Argentina have risen by more than 100%.
It's so ruthless, so thrilling.
Third, imports and exports are all open, and the government doesn't care about them.
If you can export, you can export more. In fact, the peso has depreciated sharply in order to increase exports.
As for imports, as long as you can afford it, you can buy it, and the government doesn't care.
In fact, because of the first axe, many civil servants went home, and no one took care of it.
Of course, this is the big three-plate axe, and there are some small axes.
For example, cutting expenses.
We will not pay any government transfer payments that can not be paid, and we will not pay any tenders or subsidies that have not yet been paid.
Why?
Two reasons.
The first reason is freedom.
You must know that on the first day of President Milley's tenure, he posted a tweet with a photo of several cabinet ministers, followed by his two exclamations:
"There's a team......!!!
Long live the fucking freedom"
It's so simple and rude, he's an ultra-liberal believer, and what he doesn't like the most is government management.
The second reason, and the most fundamental reason, is that there is no money.
In his inaugural speech, Milley said that Argentina now has no choice but shock therapy because we don't have the money.
A spokesman for Milley drew the analogy that Argentina is like a patient in the ICU: "We found a patient dying in the intensive care unit. We don't want him to die. “
According to his election policy, the next step was to close the central bank, abolish the peso, and use the dollar directly, so that Argentina will no longer have hyperinflation.
I have to say that Millay is Millay, just do it.
But frankly, he certainly had compromises as well.
For example, he originally wanted to close the Ministry of Health, but after the persuasion of his aides, the Ministry of Health was temporarily retained.
But that's just the beginning, and the denser ones may be yet to come.
According to Milley's spokesman, the announced plans are only a "backdrop" for more measures to be announced "in the coming weeks" and that the impact of these measures will be "very far-reaching".
It really can't be ruled out that he will have a new earth-shattering move next.
What will be the result?
I do not know.
But one thing is certain, some of his ideas, if successful, will really rewrite the laws of human history and economic development.
I saw cheers and cheers that Argentina was conducting an unprecedented experiment in human society, and others feared that the Argentine trade unions warned that Milley's actions would destroy Argentina......
I know that some of my friends are also worried about China-Argentina relations. I don't think it's necessary to do that.
Reading the Argentine newspapers, it was said that although Milley had previously declared that he would not have ties with communist countries, "now his position has taken a 180-degree turn" and made it clear that the new Argentine government attaches importance to Argentine-Chinese relations and hopes to further strengthen cooperation with China.
It is said that Milley also expressed the hope that the Chinese side will continue the work of swapping the local currencies of the two countries and expand the scale of the swap.
I don't know if it's true or not, but bless Argentina!
Finally, a little digression.
In this world, there are long and short inches, and it seems that every country has its own shortcomings. Argentine football is unique in the world, and Argentina's economy is a chicken feather. We, China, happen to be reversed.
It's better to do it upside down!
Therefore, it is no wonder that some friends sighed: The reason why the national football team has been losing, on the surface, is not as good as others, but in fact it has profound philosophical and historical significance:
Iraq won the Asian championship that year, but the country was immediately killed by the US imperialists. After Italy won the world championship, the economy collapsed immediately. Greece won the European Championship that year and soon went bankrupt. After Germany won the World Cup, a huge wave of refugees came. After Argentina won the World Cup, inflation exceeded 100%. As soon as the Northern Song Dynasty discovered the world superstar Gao Yu, the emperor let Jin Guo arrest him......
For so many years, who has been enduring humiliation, guarding the fortunes of the country, and making China develop steadily? Shout out four words: Chinese men's football team!!