I know, to many it may sound ridiculous to suggest that the West has turned to socialism, but it's only ridiculous if you only limit yourself to the traditional economic definition of socialism, which says that it's an economic system where the state owns the means of production.
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Javier Milei
Profession:
Politician
Born:
October 22, 1970
Nationality:
Argentinian
Quotes by Javier Milei
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As we pursue a smaller government, fiscal consolidation will need to deepen. And, mindful of the fiscal balance as we always are, we know that it is lower expenditures that open the way for lower taxation.
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Javier Milei
Argentina has suffered from an overdose of deficits, money-printing and useless regulations. All that needs to go.
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Javier Milei
I will ally with all those who believe that the left is the enemy.
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Javier Milei
The Western world is in danger, and it is in danger because those who are supposed to have to defend the values of the West are co-opted by a vision of the world that inexorably leads to socialism, and thereby to poverty.
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Javier Milei
If you make money, it's because you offer a better product at a better price, thereby contributing to general wellbeing.
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Javier Milei
You may have different points of view. For instance, we may disagree with the United Kingdom over the Falkland Islands, however, that doesn't prevent us from having a set of mature trade relations.
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Javier Milei
I don't deviate one millimetre from the rules that are agreed to in the Constitution.
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Javier Milei
The peso is the currency issued by the Argentine politician and therefore is worth less than excrement.
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Javier Milei
Some call me crazy, but the crazy guy is ultimately right about things.
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Javier Milei
In my case, my contempt for the state is infinite.
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Javier Milei
Today, states don't need to directly control the means of production to control every aspect of the lives of individuals. With tools such as printing money, debt, subsidies, controlling the interest rate, price controls and regulations to correct the so-called market failures, they can control the lives and fates of millions of individuals.
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Javier Milei
Criticising someone because of their nationality or race is very intellectually precarious.
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Javier Milei
Free immigration is wonderful, it is fabulous. But when you have a welfare state, and a part of society is paying for the welfare state, and someone else comes to use it without paying for it, it generates the free-rider problem.
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Javier Milei
My anarcho-capitalist philosophy would imply the elimination of the state, but that is a theoretical, philosophical approach.
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Javier Milei
The traditional politician asks for your vote so that they can fix your life, as if they know what you need. What I say is, I ask for your vote so that I can give you back the power to be the architect of your own life. You will perceive the benefits, but you will have to pay the costs if you make a mistake. It is not that I did not warn you.
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Javier Milei
From what I've learned about the history of the Jewish people, their survival against all odds, and the divine protection they've received, I'm certain they will continue to prevail.
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Javier Milei
Argentina will become a model for how to transform a country into a prosperous nation. I have no doubt.
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Javier Milei
The impoverishment produced by collectivism is not a fantasy, nor is it an inescapable fate.
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Javier Milei
The state is the institutional manifestation of violence.
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Javier Milei
You don't get out of poverty by magic. You get out of poverty with capitalism, savings and hard work.
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Javier Milei
I am the lion! I am the king in a lost world!
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Javier Milei
Faced with obstacles, I don't brake, I accelerate.
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Javier Milei
My main reference... is Moses.
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Javier Milei
I have heard lots of speeches by Margaret Thatcher. She was brilliant.
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Javier Milei
It's true that I will not be allied with the communists. But you must separate geopolitical issues from our trade ones.
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Javier Milei
The state is a coercive machine to steal resources from the private sector.
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Javier Milei
I was tasked with putting the economy in order.
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Javier Milei
Foreign policy is set by the president, you cannot vote for just anything.
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Javier Milei
I don't go to church, I go to a synagogue. My guide isn't a priest, it's a rabbi. I study Torah. I am recognized as a friend of Israel.
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Javier Milei
Jerusalem is Israel's capital and moving our embassy there will symbolize this recognition. I am hopeful that many other countries will follow suit.
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Javier Milei
My message is to keep faith in God, stay strong and united. Eventually, the world will realize the enduring truth - the nation of Israel lives on!
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Javier Milei
It's well known that my ideas are closer to the Republican Party, but my priority is to be a U.S. ally, and that's why we have excellent relations with the Biden administration.
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Bernie Sanders is clearly a socialist.
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Javier Milei
I have a vision of the world and that marks where I want to go. But the world is what it is, so I have to act with these restrictions and try to do what most resembles my ideal world. Some people don't understand that and well, that's part of life.
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Javier Milei
When there is no welfare state then the system is free.
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Argentina will be liberal again.
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Javier Milei
People like me because I am the only one that says things straight.
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If I had a child, I wouldn't sell it.
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Javier Milei
I've learned a lot about doing politics.
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Javier Milei
Anything I can do to remove the interference of the state, I'm going to do.
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Javier Milei
Some might even think that I am a daredevil.
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All those who want to fight against socialism at the international level are my allies.
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Javier Milei
I am Catholic. I also practise Judaism a bit.
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In a country where promises are often made lightly, we focused on making our commitment to fiscal balance into a tangible reality.
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Javier Milei
Leftist governments work together to try to sabotage those who are not like them.
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Javier Milei
Unfortunately, our leadership decided to abandon the model that had made us rich and embrace the impoverishing ideas of collectivism.
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Javier Milei
We believe in freedom of speech for everybody.
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Economic freedom, limited government and unlimited respect for private property are essential elements for economic growth.
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Javier Milei
We work to show the world that embracing the ideas of freedom brings prosperity.
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Javier Milei