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I haven't been able to defeat the paywall here, but what mandate and what revolution, and what is so free market about taking in 20 to 40 billion from the US in exchange for a promise to push Chinese business interests out of the country? At least the Chinese were building stuff in Argentina. The US will just hold stuff hostage like Paul Singer.

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Isn’t that literally free market given what you’re saying is true?

I don't think the US gov interfering in the elections of other countries with a massive lake of cash is very 'free market'. The US has a decades long history of promoting neo-liberal policies in Argentina ( though some economists might argue that it actually started in Argentina and migrated to America ). If this is 'free market', I don't think the word has any meaning anymore.

There's also a non zero chance that Trump will get distracted or changes his mind and it the Bailout just doesn't happen.

I think building stuff is fine. The Chinese foreign policy seems to be building stuff in other countries, and using the new infra as leverage to promote Chinese interests in the future.

Lately the US just seems to threaten countries with Tactical bombing, no building infra.

Is it good for the environment to build stuff? I'm always confused when it's good to build stuff or not build stuff.

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