Letters to the Editor: Our Industry, Speed Up, Do Not Stay Silent

One letter argues that Argentina’s industry, long protected by misguided state policies, has grown inefficient and vulnerable to global competition. The textile, footwear, metalworking and automotive sectors, it says, need urgent restructuring if they are to survive.

The proposed solution is a tightly directed bank-financing scheme reserved for productive conversion. The special loans would be tax-exempt and carry a banking spread of 2% to 3%, in line with international standards for sustaining real investment. Strict oversight, the letter says, would have to ensure that not a single peso went to other purposes. If industry accepts the responsibility, it could become efficient enough to compete with imports in a low-tariff market.

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apparently has no political impact

A second letter praises the Federal Court of Appeals for quickly confirming the exclusion of $LIBRA investors as civil complainants on its first day with its new composition. The writer adds a pointed question about whether the case, which “apparently has no political impact,” really has none. This quote is translated from the original letter.

A third writer says they once criticized President Javier Milei’s insults but now believe he is right to denounce people who lie and invent news with impunity. The letter attacks opposition figures in the media and Congress, criticizes legislators’ conduct and pay, and condemns what it describes as a permissive judicial system that leaves cases unresolved. It ends by urging Milei not to remain silent and to continue publicly denouncing his critics.

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Mr. Milei, do not remain silent, and keep publicly denouncing them