A short video about the reforms of Javier Milei in Argentina. One of the most interesting aspects of Milei's radicalism is that governments of the developed world already know reforms like his do work. Their problem is that genuine reform downgrades the role of government. They prefer fake reform.
Governments don't see radically slimmed-down and more tightly focussed government as a price worth paying for the plebs to gain prosperity and freedom. They can vote for it, but they ain't going to get it.
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"After proving to the world just how destructive socialism can be Argentina is now leading the way and proving to the world that the best way to fix a broken system is for the government to get out of the way and unleash the power of the individual and the marketplace."
Interestingly Trump is tyring to achieve something similar in the USA. Not quite as thoroughly (early days) but slimming the Federal work force, rooting out DEI, and 'drill, baby, drill' seem to be a similar approach.
I wonder if our Government will notice or even care? I suspect the lights are on but nobody is home.
It would be wonderful if it happened here, as being employed by the state is a major determinant of voting Labour. (The other main one being a member of the criminal/migrant/student/mental illness coalition).
That's the prize, but that's also the barrier. First, the state employees are so numerous that they make electoral success very difficult. The teachers, nurses, and DEI co-ordinators won't vote for the party which exposes them to market forces. And - as we saw with Raab, Brexit, and immigration - the state itself won't cooperate. Civil servants and judges will thwart it.
But the longer we leave it, the more brutal and undemocratic our eventual political saviour will have to be.
DJ - they will probably notice, but still seem to rely on the passage of time and negative propaganda to turn perceptions back in their direction. They don't want the bonfire of the quangos, whatever comes along, it's easier to set up another one to deal with it.
People who predict collapse of one kind or another may be proved right, this is not a sustainable way to carry on.
Sam - "But the longer we leave it, the more brutal and undemocratic our eventual political saviour will have to be."
I agree, we do it soon or the price we eventually pay becomes higher and higher. As you say, the payroll vote is the problem and it isn't easy to see how that can be tackled unless it becomes necessary in the middle of obvious collapse.
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