On a night filled with political definitions, Javier Milei once again set the course for his government and for the new Argentina he proposes to build. He did so during the dinner of the Faro Foundation, the libertarian think tank led by Agustín Laje, at the exclusive Yacht Club de Puerto Madero, where he delivered a speech focused on the cultural battle, social support for reforms, and the direct fight against Kirchnerism.
The day began with the intervention of the Minister of Economy, Luis Caputo, who announced the creation of a "committee of 24 reformists" promoted by the Faro Foundation, with representatives from all provinces, aimed at replicating state efficiency policies at the subnational level. "Felipe Núñez will be in charge of this team," confirmed the head of the Treasury.
When he took the floor, Milei did not avoid any topic and was direct: "I have never set aside my role as a promoter of the ideas of liberty. Now that I am President, my responsibility for the cultural battle is even greater."
With that statement, the head of state drew a parallel between his intellectual trajectory and his current executive function. He emphasized that "social support makes reforms sustainable over time" and that it will be the citizens themselves "who defend their freedom and do not allow themselves to be trampled by socialists, whether they have good or bad manners."
"There are the very totalitarian ones and there are the friendly ones. But they are equally sinister," he warned.
In a key passage, he firmly defended the veto of the law increasing pensions: "Those who are complaining now are the same ones who once vetoed. Since we took office, pensions have quadrupled. They are the same ones who left pensions at 80 dollars and now they are above 300. Now they come and say 'people can't make it to the end of the month.' Clearly, the phrase sounds interesting to get sentimental, but if it were true, nobody has seriously thought about that nonsense."
The president also targeted the opposition's narrative: "The 'kukas' make it seem as if they left us in Switzerland and we caused a massacre, when in reality those who destroyed and consumed the capital, impoverishing the people, were them."
