$40T is nothing. We probably gave that much to Iran last year...haha. I just...barely. I, personally, would prefer that we give nothing to anybody. Instead...What we do it take most if not all of the tax revenue and send it to crooks who promise to try to trans spotted geckos in Tasmania

I figure the politicians have already gambled away 37 TRILLION taxpayer dollars, so 40 billion more in fiat currency is a spit in the ocean. Your point is well taken in any case. Perhaps my use of the word "gamble" here is a bit of a stretch in that the loans are actually a business decision expected to be paid back with some kind of ROI (the article is very sparse on any details regarding this). The gamble is like any bank loaning money for a mortgage with its inherent risks or a venture capitalist pouring money into a new enterprise. I figure the Trump administration (I doubt if Trump made this decision alone) is willing to loan the Melei administration a ladder because Melei seems like the type of leader that can get Argentina to climb out of a hole. If Melei isn't re-elected all this is a moot point as it all goes away according to the article.

I don't think Trump or anyone in the US government should be gambling with taxpayers' money, especially not $40 billion dollars' worth. And I don't think any truly freedom-minded, supposedly Libertarian leader would give or accept such a "loan" with very little assurance it will be repaid.

IMHO, it's going to take more than two years to fix and stabilize the Argentine economy and the Melei government needs capital to do it. My understanding is these are loans, not grants (currency swap is neither loan nor grant, but is a bid to stabilize the peso). The gamble is Melei will succeed over time and if a socialist/commie is voted in, all bets are off.

Actions speak louder than words. https://apnews.com/article/trump-arge...

Milei is great. Love those sideburns, similar to those of Jose de San Martin, the Liberator of Argentina.

I have Russian friends who refer to them as: Liberast. Which is Liberal + Pederast.
Where Pederast is a BAD term for a Pedo (ChoMo)...

For me it's the L-Word variation.
It's hard for me to say, because it's THAT level of disrespect.

But in countries that call them that... They don't have Trans Surgeries, or Protests! LOL

"Lefttards?" This dude talks about libtards almost precisely like me dino will do.

FANTASTIC! I love this guy!
"Easy to be a socialist in a libertarian state, but impossible to be a libertarian in a socialist state!" So simple! So true!

If Trump could only speak like this. Maybe Vance...

He says what most of us are thinking, albeit in more explicit terms. ;^)

Saw that he won re-election, I was fist pumping for him.
Tired of these foreign languages, his only metaphor was "Shit".

Awesome! You got to love that guy! He's fearless with that reporter.