When President Trump returns to office, he will need to slash spending and shrink the federal government. Perhaps he should follow the example of President Javier Milei, who has done exactly that in Argentina.

From The New American. Argentina’s President Javier Milei had plenty to celebrate at the end of his first year in office. Often seen waving a chainsaw during his presidential election campaign last year, Milei, a supporter of free markets and limited government, told the crowd: “Today, with pride and hope, I can tell you that we have passed the test of fire. We are leaving the desert, the recession is over, and our country has finally begun to grow.”

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Over the past year, Milei has single-handedly eliminated 10 of Argentina’s 18 government agencies altogether, fired 34,000 government workers, and cut government spending by one-third. The country’s economy, which shrank by 3.5 percent this year, is on target to grow by 5 percent in 2025.

Inflation, which was running at nearly 30 percent per month prior to Milei’s election, has settled down to less than three percent. …

And his citizens have enjoyed significant tangible economic benefits as well. … For the first time in years, wage growth has exceeded the rate of inflation. …

Parallel to the United States

Since 2020, the United States has run up more than $8 trillion in federal deficits, thanks to excessive government spending. …

Elon Musk’s task, along with Vivek Ramaswamy, is to reduce spending by the United States government by a third. Musk is paying attention to what is happening in Argentina. He recently posted on X: “A reasonable formula to fix the U.S. government: Milei-style cuts, on steroids.”

Just Getting Started

[Milei] is, in a word, setting an example for the Trump administration’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) …

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(Excerpt from The New American. Photo Credit: Vox España – https://www.flickr.com/photos/voxespana/52419877166/, CC0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=138769859)