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area51

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26. "U.S. Treasury is prepared, immediately, to take whatever ...

Reply to peppertree (Original post)

Thu Oct 9, 2025, 10:59 PM

Oct 2025

taxpayer money we can and grift it & throw it at our 'friends'."

There, fixed it for you, Bessent.

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US buys Argentine pesos, finalizes $20 billion currency swap [View all] peppertree Oct 2025 OP

"a country that has benefited from sales of soybeans to China" speak easy Oct 2025 #1

True - but even then, it's not doing Argentina any good (and there's the matter of Argentina's Congress approving this) peppertree Oct 2025 #7

What? Delphinus Oct 2025 #2

Well - we wouldn't want Scotty Bessent and his pal Robbie Citrone to take a loss on their Argentine gambles, would we? peppertree Oct 2025 #8

Argentina is accepting a dollar that is declining daily in value? no_hypocrisy Oct 2025 #3

Declining more slowly than their own IbogaProject Oct 2025 #5

The problem is that we're accepting pesos which shrivel in value by the week (sometimes, hourly) peppertree Oct 2025 #9

The Peso is declining more rapidly than the dollar. James48 Oct 2025 #25

Pelotudos JoseBalow Oct 2025 #4

Unbelievable eringer Oct 2025 #6

Hear, hear peppertree Oct 2025 #10

It absolutely is NOT a bailout, except, it is. Buddyzbuddy Oct 2025 #11

AND it won't do them (or Milei) any good peppertree Oct 2025 #12

How the fuck is this legal ? Nigrum Cattus Oct 2025 #13

Exactly - PLUS it's illegal in Argentina itself, where such an agreement needs congressional approval peppertree Oct 2025 #14

WTF'. Somebody is making a lot of money on this, and it ain't the American public. ashredux Oct 2025 #15

You ain't whistling Dixie... peppertree Oct 2025 #16

Gotta help his Argentinian MAGA clone by gifting him our taxpayer dollars PSPS Oct 2025 #17

Sad - but true peppertree Oct 2025 #19

Giving them 20 billion and taking away our healthcare mdbl Oct 2025 #18

Exactamente peppertree Oct 2025 #21

Give the money to another dictator to buy his favor, slightlv Oct 2025 #20

Eso! peppertree Oct 2025 #22

Don't give up your day job Milei Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Oct 2025 #23

You're not kidding. He spends most of his days in his underpants, rage tweeting and web surfing as it is! peppertree Oct 2025 #24

"U.S. Treasury is prepared, immediately, to take whatever ... area51 Oct 2025 #26

Sickening. SunSeeker Oct 2025 #27

Bessent bailed out his friends Old Crank Oct 2025 #28

Absolutely - just like with Trump's bailout of his old sex party pal, Mauricio Macri, in 2018 peppertree Oct 2025 #32

WTF? 2naSalit Oct 2025 #29

This is not just to bail out Milei, but also the GOP donors who invested in Argentine since Milei took over Mr. Sparkle Oct 2025 #30

Exactly - just like with Trump's bailout of his old pal Mauricio Macri in 2018 peppertree Oct 2025 #33

These libertarian job creators sure love socialist handouts IronLionZion Oct 2025 #31

Saving a US investor pfitz59 Oct 2025 #34

Absolutely. Democrats should be shouting this to the four winds peppertree Oct 2025 #35

Paul Krugman says this is pure corruption. Every US taxpaer dollar is going not to Argentine, but straight... PerceptionManagement Oct 2025 #36

Look at that face America - in addition to the soon arriving Trump $1 coin - this guy Milei is too Pachamama Oct 2025 #37