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Letters to the Editor: Deregulation, Taxes and Bridges

From La Nación · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

At a glance

Opinion Named sources Context piece
  • One reader warns that eliminating all rules in the name of deregulation could create disorder, while excessive regulation can also harm social and economic life.
  • Another proposes temporarily suspending national taxes on essential goods such as food and medicine to help indebted households.
  • A third criticizes the head of Argentina’s industrial union for calling for a “bridge” to a modern economy and argues that businesses should comply with laws rather than bypass them.

The letters address deregulation, taxes, business conduct and the role of public authority in Argentina.

Patricio Oschlies argues that removing every rule would create risks. Sensible regulations, he writes, provide order and legal predictability, even though excessive regulation can damage social and economic life. Citing John Locke, he says, “where there is no law, there is no freedom,” and insists that laws must apply to everyone without exception.

Enrique A. Ribo proposes temporarily suspending national taxes on essential goods, including food and medicine. He links the proposal to public concern over widespread household debt and loans whose interest rates can become confiscatory, leaving families unable to meet their obligations.

Raúl Juan Gándara criticizes Martín Rappallini, president of the Argentine Industrial Union, for calling in an Industry Day speech for a “bridge” between an economy marked by inflation and tax pressure and a modern, normal economy. Gándara says thousands of companies have closed since 2022, leaving workers unemployed, but argues that inflation had also concealed the inefficiency of some businesses that are now being forced to shut.

He objects to the call for bridges because, he says, some members of the organization spent decades bypassing laws and regulations in cooperation with politicians. He refers to businesspeople indicted in the Cuadernos case and says the country needs honest, competitive entrepreneurs who respect laws and regulations. He recommends that Rappallini read a book about Enrique Shaw, presenting Shaw as an example of the responsibilities associated with being a business leader.

The supplied letters section also begins a separate item about Pope Leo XIV appointing Bishop García Cuerva as pontifical delegate for prison ministry. That appointment is described as significant because it gives him spiritual authority over a world he knows and a responsibility to bring comfort.

where there is no law, there is no freedom

· John LockeThe quotation is used by a reader arguing that sensible laws are necessary for order and freedom.
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Originally published by La Nación in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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