President Javier Milei fires 24,000 government workers in Argentina: ‘No one knows who will be next’

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President Javier Milei fires 24,000 government workers in Argentina: ‘No one knows who will be next’

Javier Milei believes that the state “is the enemy” and “a criminal organization” which he seeks to reduce to its minimum size. He’s doing this amidst criticism and applause from a deeply polarized society. When he took office as president of Argentina in December 2023, the state had 341,477 people employed. Two months later, Milei’s administration had already eliminated 9,000 jobs. And, this past week, 15,000 more layoffs were ordered. New dism…