The Argentine president joined the program unexpectedly and accompanied the Spanish economist, admired by Milei
Meanwhile, he also detailed why he didn't remove the currency control upon taking office and only did so now, with the arrival of 20 billion dollars as part of the agreement with the IMF and other international organizations.
Milei stated that both he and his team practice a "policy from the moral criterion." In developing that idea, he highlighted the power structure within the Executive, emphasizing the key role of his main advisor, Santiago Caputo.
This Thursday, President Javier Milei surprised everyone by appearing in a television studio while the Spanish economist Jesús Huerta de Soto, representative of the Austrian school, was being interviewed at the A24 studios.
Milei, who on several occasions expressed his admiration for Huerta de Soto, arrived with his presidential spokesperson, Manuel Adorni, and the deputy José Luis Espert. The head of state appeared at the channel hours before embarking on his trip to Rome to bid farewell to the late Pope Francis.
"What a surprise!" exclaimed Huerta de Soto upon noticing the appearance of President Milei during the interview. The president replied: "You surprised me, now I surprise you," and the two economists embraced.
With an expression of enthusiasm, Milei emphasized the importance of having who he considers "the most important anarcho-capitalist in the world." Additionally, the president took the opportunity to refer to his economic program, stating: "The adjustment is popular because it lowers inflation."
"My popularity is at its highest levels. Why? Because the adjustment is popular, basically because it lowers inflation. By lowering inflation, who are the most favored? The most vulnerable sectors of the economy," he stated.
He added: "I understand that some journalists, economists, try to downplay the results but they are there and people know what's happening." The president reiterated several times that he took the Spanish economist as a reference to design his government plan for Argentina.
"I go to Cabinet meetings, explain the master plan, say where we want to go, and each minister carries out their tasks with the restrictions of my ideological position (...) The arrival of Francos was liberating because he became a minister who distributes the game, distributes. There is political control with Francos, a second instance with Santiago Caputo and the last instance, which makes the final hook, is me," he emphasized.
When speaking about socialism and the State, President Milei took the floor to add to the discussion, asking for permission to make a presentation. He pointed out that the counterpart of the model of society they promote is real socialism, which he blamed for having caused "chaos, poverty" and the death of "150 million human beings."
Relying on what he called a "method of the absurd," he argued that "the more State there is, the less the human being can plan, the less we can work on our plans," and concluded by stating that "the State is an interference."
When asked if he envisions an Argentina without a State, Milei replied from a pragmatic perspective. He indicated that it is not viable "to have an absence of State when the rest have a State."
He clarified that, although "we all know we can function better without a State," that alternative "is not incentive compatible," arguing that "when you don't have a State, you get invaded."
