The Minister of Economy, Luis “Toto” Caputo, came out this Tuesday at the crossroads of the aging Domingo Cavallo after the former official questioned his economic program and accused him of acting as a “trader” without a clear theory. The response of the head of the Palace of Finance exposed the differences between the current economic direction of the Government of Javier Milei and the prescriptions that marked critical stages in Argentine history
.The controversy began after an interview with Cavallo on Maximiliano Montenegro's show, where he argued that Caputo would not have a definite economic theory and that he would focus his strategy “on the one hand” and then change if he doesn't get results. The phrase was replicated by the Ahora Play account and quickly generated reactions within the
ruling party.Caputo didn't let go of the comment and replied from his X account with a message addressed personally to the former minister. “Dear Mingo, if there is resentment, try not to let it be noticed,” the official began, before recalling that Cavallo ended up imposing “a playpen” and creating “the sinister tax on the paycheck”
.The minister also pointed out one of the most profound consequences of that stage: the loss of trust of Argentines in the financial system and in the rules of the game. According to Caputo, Cavallo made “a cult of violating private property”, generating a distrust that the current Government is still











