Amanda Aronchik
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Good to see you. What have you brought for us? Well, now, I know that this episode is not a competition, but I win. Of course. All you do is win, Amanda. But what are you talking about? What do you mean you're winning? Well, the premise of this episode is to bring you updates on our stories that ran over the past couple of years.
And my update is the most updatiest because my update is of two episodes that I did about Argentina.
And my update is the most updatiest because my update is of two episodes that I did about Argentina.
And my update is the most updatiest because my update is of two episodes that I did about Argentina.
Oh, that is not enough time. Argentina elected this totally radical new president, Javier Millet, and boy, has he changed a lot. I distilled it down to 75 questions. Here is the list. Amanda. Yeah.
Oh, that is not enough time. Argentina elected this totally radical new president, Javier Millet, and boy, has he changed a lot. I distilled it down to 75 questions. Here is the list. Amanda. Yeah.
Oh, that is not enough time. Argentina elected this totally radical new president, Javier Millet, and boy, has he changed a lot. I distilled it down to 75 questions. Here is the list. Amanda. Yeah.
Did Argentina dollarize? No. Millet promised to replace the collapsing peso with the U.S. dollar to dollarize, but he has not done that. Not yet, anyway. Is the peso still excrement? What? Yeah, that is how Millet described the peso. And no, it is complicated because there is a black market rate and an official rate for the peso, but it is much stronger than it was.
Did Argentina dollarize? No. Millet promised to replace the collapsing peso with the U.S. dollar to dollarize, but he has not done that. Not yet, anyway. Is the peso still excrement? What? Yeah, that is how Millet described the peso. And no, it is complicated because there is a black market rate and an official rate for the peso, but it is much stronger than it was.
Did Argentina dollarize? No. Millet promised to replace the collapsing peso with the U.S. dollar to dollarize, but he has not done that. Not yet, anyway. Is the peso still excrement? What? Yeah, that is how Millet described the peso. And no, it is complicated because there is a black market rate and an official rate for the peso, but it is much stronger than it was.
Has inflation in Argentina gone down? Yes, by a lot. The monthly inflation rate was just over 25% last December. At one point, inflation in Argentina was the highest in the world. This past October, it went down to 2.7%.
Has inflation in Argentina gone down? Yes, by a lot. The monthly inflation rate was just over 25% last December. At one point, inflation in Argentina was the highest in the world. This past October, it went down to 2.7%.
Has inflation in Argentina gone down? Yes, by a lot. The monthly inflation rate was just over 25% last December. At one point, inflation in Argentina was the highest in the world. This past October, it went down to 2.7%.
Okay, I'm going to list through these real fast. And I'm going to only answer the economic policy changes. We're going to put the cultural stuff aside, the political stuff aside. Okay, so. He cut more than 30,000 government jobs. He reduced the number of government ministries. He devalued the peso. He cut subsidies on energy. He cut subsidies on transportation. He cut pensions.
Okay, I'm going to list through these real fast. And I'm going to only answer the economic policy changes. We're going to put the cultural stuff aside, the political stuff aside. Okay, so. He cut more than 30,000 government jobs. He reduced the number of government ministries. He devalued the peso. He cut subsidies on energy. He cut subsidies on transportation. He cut pensions.
Okay, I'm going to list through these real fast. And I'm going to only answer the economic policy changes. We're going to put the cultural stuff aside, the political stuff aside. Okay, so. He cut more than 30,000 government jobs. He reduced the number of government ministries. He devalued the peso. He cut subsidies on energy. He cut subsidies on transportation. He cut pensions.
He cut government salaries. He cut public works. He wasn't kidding when he said he was going to bring a chainsaw to the state. How much time is left? Just about a minute. Oh, God. Okay, so skip ahead to question 68. I have not gotten to the bad stuff yet.