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The market is not a mere graph describing a curve of supply and demand. The market is a mechanism for social cooperation, where you voluntarily exchange ownership rights. Therefore based on this definition, talking about a market failure is an oxymoron. There are no market failures.
— Javier Milei
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About Javier Milei
Javier Milei (born 22 October 1970) is an Argentine politician and economist who has served as President of Argentina since December 2023. Before his election, he was an anarcho-capitalist economist who supported the Austrian School. He was elected on a right-wing libertarian populist platform which blamed Peronist economic and political institutions for Argentina's economic decline and promised radical reforms.
About Javier Milei
Javier Milei (born 22 October 1970) is an Argentine politician and economist who has served as President of Argentina since December 2023. Before his election, he was an anarcho-capitalist economist who supported the Austrian School. He was elected on a right-wing libertarian populist platform which blamed Peronist economic and political institutions for Argentina's economic decline and promised radical reforms.
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