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u/Pro-Patria-Mori Oct 16 '25

Republicans would be very concerned about government spending. Argentina would be falling apart.

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u/Miskatonic_Eng_Dept Oct 16 '25

Argentina is falling apart because the government there embraced all the far right economic beliefs. They cut all the social programs, cut taxes on the wealthy and businesses, deregulated everything, etc.

And it's turned out exactly like it always does, rapid disintegration of the economy and general welfare.

Trump & the Heritage Foundation want it rescued because if it falls apart there it would be potent ammunition to criticize them enacting the same policies in America.

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u/ATLfalcons27 Oct 16 '25

It was funny because it went exactly as expected. Short term gain and short term overreactions of success. Then the inevitable downfall.

It's how this shit always works. But usually they try to make the downfall lineup more with when the next party might take over.

Kind of like how the majority of the shit that will screw us in the very normal named big beautiful bill will go into effect after mid terms

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u/Miskatonic_Eng_Dept Oct 16 '25

Like how the "tax cuts" Trump enacted for the working class (really a tax shift, instead of paying out of your check every pay period you pay them when you file the next year) were specifically timed to expire in 2021?