Before the astonished gaze of many of the attendees he continued pointing out: “Let no one tell them that their ambition is immoral. …You are the true protagonists of this story and know that, starting today, you have an unwavering ally in the Argentine Republic”.
This firm defense of the business world caused Milei to become a trend on the networks and for businessmen and international politicians to support his words, such as, for example, Elon Musk.
The president gave his presentation before an audience mostly made up of businessmen and was introduced by Klaus Schwab, Founder and executive director of the organization. He praised him by noting that “You have influenced and given a new spirit to Argentina making it more connected with free enterprise, with the activities of entrepreneurs and has brought back the rule of law“.
The speech was “disruptive” with challenging phrases when he warned that “Today I am here to tell you that the West is in danger” and in this sense he maintained that “Collectivist experiments are never the solution to the problems that afflict the citizens of the world, but, on the contrary, they are their cause.”
Milei has been arousing international interest since it is not understood how he could achieve the presidency of a country with a promise of a severe adjustment in the present and a distant horizon of well-being.
Elections
Perhaps several interlocutors found the answer when he used Argentina as an example. “Believe me, there is no one better than us Argentines to bear witness to these two issues. When we adopted the model of freedom, back in 1860, in 35 years we became the first world power” and then pointed out that in the last 100 years Argentines “They became systematically poorer until they fell to number 140 in the world.”
Poverty
In his frontal defense of free enterprise capitalism, Milei considered that “Not only is it the only possible system to end world poverty, but it is the only morally desirable system to achieve it”. He explained that “the world grew from capitalism and how this rate of expansion has been accelerating. He maintained that from the year zero to 1800 the world’s GDP remained practically constant and subsequently “an explosion of wealth” was generated with capitalism, as Ámbito anticipated.
He reiterated one of his most controversial phrases by stating that “The problem is that social justice is not only not fair, but it also does not contribute to the general well-being. Quite the contrary, It is an intrinsically unjust idea, because it is violent. It is unfair because the State is financed through taxes and taxes are collected coercively.”
For a greater exaltation of the system that Milei defends, he maintained that “Capitalism is virtuous because it promotes peace. “Where commerce enters, bullets do not enter” he said. Bastiat. Or as he himself said Milton Friedman: ““I can hate my neighbor, but if he doesn’t buy my product I’ll go bankrupt.”
In Milei’s opinion, “The essential problem of the West today is that we must not only confront those who, even after the fall of the wall and the overwhelming empirical evidence, continue to fight for impoverishing socialism; but also to our own leaders, thinkers and academics who, protected by a wrong theoretical framework, undermine the foundations of the system. “which has given us the greatest expansion of wealth and prosperity in our history.”
Women and Environment
President He opposed much of economic theory, criticizing “market failures.”. He considered them a “pretext” to introduce “regulations that only generate distortions in the price system, which impede economic calculation, and consequently savings and investment.”
No less controversial His statements resulted from “alleged social conflicts” driven by socialism as “The ridiculous and unnatural fight between man and woman. Libertarianism already establishes equality between the sexes. And he went on to criticize the agenda of radical feminism that gives “greater intervention by the State to hinder the economic process.”
He also questioned the policies aimed at the environment. “Another of the conflicts that socialists raise is that of man against nature. They maintain that human beings damage the planet and that it must be protected at all costs, even going so far as to advocate for population control mechanisms or the tragedy of abortion.”
Later, Milei met with Kristalina Georgieva, head of the International Monetary Fund. It should be remembered that Georgieva is known for her defense of environmental issues and gender equality. Despite this, the head of the IMF told Milei that “He liked the speech he gave.”they commented to Ambit attendees at the meeting.
Source: Ambito
