Argentina President Javier Milei Sparks Protests After Firing 24,000 Government Workers | Latin Post [Video]

Protests have begun all over Argentina after President Javier Milei took his chainsaw to the state and cut down over 24,000 government jobs amid his austerity measures to deal with the country’s ongoing financial difficulties.

As El Pais noted, Javier Milei believes that the state “is the enemy” and “a criminal organization” and as president, he believes that it is his duty to reduce it to its minimum size. He has since employed radical austerity measures, including cutting down on spending he believes were not essential, including research grants for science and cuts to food aid.

When Milei first took office, the state had 341,477 people employed. Just two months later, the libertarian had already fired 9,000 people, with another 15,000 more layoffs being ordered this week.

This has many government employees on edge about who will be fired next, with around 50,000 workers living in uncertainty, especially from branches of the government believed to be considered unneeded …