Read_945 - Milei's Austrian Scam by the Numbers

Read_945 - Milei's Austrian Scam by the Numbers

From Bitcoin Audible by Guy Swann

May 27, 2026 · 56 min

About this episode

The episode discusses the economic policies of Javier Milei and their implications for Argentina and Austrian economics.

"The peso scam is around a thousand times larger than the Libra scam, and its victims are the poorest, about 95% of Argentines." ~ Saifedean Ammous Javier Milei swore he'd burn down Argentina's central bank and dollarize the economy. Two and a half years later, the money supply has quadrupled, the debt has ballooned, and a quarter-trillion-dollar carry trade is hollowing out the nation. Is the self-proclaimed Rothbardian actually running one of the most inflationary presidencies in Argentine history? And what does it mean for Austrian economics when its loudest political champion looks more like just another Latin American demagogue? Check out the original article: Milei's Austrian Scam by the Numbers by Saifedean Ammous (Link: https://x.com/saifedean/status/2056436088944631996) References from the episode Safedean's previous piece on the Argentine carry trade (Link: https://saifedean.substack.com/p/anatomy-of-the-milei-ponzi) Hans-Hermann Hoppe's work, since the Mises Institute apparently parted ways with him (Link: https://hanshoppe.com/) Anything by Murray N. Rothbard if you want the real Austrian foundation (Link: https://mises.org/profile/murray-n-rothbard) The story of…

People in this episode

Host: Guy Swann

Topics covered

  • Argentinian economy
  • inflation
  • Austrian economics
  • political analysis
  • Javier Milei
  • financial scams

Keywords

  • Argentina
  • inflation
  • Milei
  • Austrian economics
  • Saifedean Ammous
  • financial scams
  • carry trade

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