There were those who bet that Javier Milei would not pass the 100-day mark in government, however, contrary to this prognosis, it has been just over 130 days since his assumption of office and his prestige among the population seems unshakable, although the economic situation of the country remains precarious.
Since his inauguration speech, on December 10 last year, many actions have been taken, transformations and paradigm shifts have been promoted, but the practical effects for the population are not yet noticeable. The mass of people below the poverty line remains, with hunger knocking on the door of a large portion of the population, the middle class is becoming impoverished every day. Six out of every ten children are below the poverty line, according to INDEC.
In fact, in just over three months it would not be possible to solve Argentina’s countless economic problems, after all, there are decades of attempts and failures stacked one by one, worsened in recent years, the result of populism that made citizens believe that the government would solve them. all your problems.
Regardless of the differences we may have regarding the methods used by the Milei government to communicate, to run the public sector or to manage the economy, we must recognize the willingness to fight with anyone who opposes the power project that was endorsed. by 54% of voters.
Despite there being little time to evaluate the government’s performance, inflation, a specter that haunts our neighbors, has retreated significantly: from 25.47% in December to 11.00% in March and the hope is that it will fall to single digits in the next few years. months, as a result of fiscal adjustment measures promoted by the Milei administration.
With a reformist agenda and willing to do anything, the government presented two broad legislative proposals, which have as their starting point the deregulation of the economy and the removal of the constraints of the Argentine labor market, with ways of enhancing it. Currently, informality in the labor market is reaching alarming rates, far exceeding the formal market.
In this scenario, although Milei lowered his tone in the first days of government, he once again escalated the war against what he calls the “Political Caste”, even though he needed it to approve his proposals in Congress, which has prevented the advancement of his intentions. Both the DNU (a type of Provisional Measure) and the Basic Law (Onibus Law) have been resisted by many sectors, from deputies, senators and provincial governors to the Judiciary itself.
Between struggles and uncertainties, hope is what drives our neighbors, because, despite all the difficulties, opinion polls show that the image of the current occupant of the throne of Rivadavia is little or not affected. The people “bank” it and believe in better days, they just don’t know until when!
