Argentina's President Javier Milei is planning to introduce a law that will impose draconian penalties on central bankers if they illegally finance national debt with the printing press. In principle, this sounds like a good measure.
But the question remains: can Milei succeed in closing the central bank completely? This law suggests that existing forces in the financial policy system are still too strong and that we will continue to have to reckon with fiat politics. Incidentally, the dollarization of Argentina's economy is also an issue.
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239 sats \ 0 replies \ @fm 28 Feb 2024
He wont. His minister Caputo already confirmed closing the central bank its ruled out..
https://www.lapoliticaonline.com/amp/275167-caputo-a-los-banqueros-no-vamos-a-dolarizar-ni-a-eliminar-el-bcra/
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21 sats \ 3 replies \ @398ja 29 Feb 2024
A central bank that doesn't print money? Sounds oxymoronic.
If he can't kill the CB, then at least, he should follow the example of El Salvador, and make bitcoin co-legal tender...
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0 sats \ 2 replies \ @TomK OP 29 Feb 2024
Yes. But didn't he free BTC from taxing?
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21 sats \ 1 reply \ @398ja 29 Feb 2024
Oh yeah, right.
Then for God sake, print more pesos, and buy more bitcoin!
Problem solved! 😅
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @TomK OP 29 Feb 2024
Would be nice...
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21 sats \ 1 reply \ @PlebeiusG 29 Feb 2024
Draconian?! Hmmm
I support this
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @TomK OP 29 Feb 2024
Me too
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21 sats \ 3 replies \ @OriginalSize 29 Feb 2024
He said he planned to dollarize. This could work with that as a goal.
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0 sats \ 2 replies \ @TomK OP 29 Feb 2024
I still don't get it. Why put You fate in the hands of the Fed psychopaths?
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0 sats \ 1 reply \ @OriginalSize 29 Feb 2024
USD is like the gold standard compared with their history. Hard to imagine the Fed figuring Argentina into any of their decisions. Politically more desirable than actual gold or Bitcoin.
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @TomK OP 29 Feb 2024
Yep. And now A. will be surfing the booms and busts the Fed will create for them.
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0 sats \ 1 reply \ @AngryMulbear 28 Feb 2024
Without a Central Bank your currency ceases to exist, as does efficient internal trade.
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @TomK OP 29 Feb 2024
That's a theory You should clarify....
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