Mexican billionaire Ricardo Salinas Pliego, known for his libertarian views and support for Bitcoin, is escalating a conflict with President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador. Salinas Pliego, the third richest man in Mexico, has a history of criticizing the government and is currently embroiled in a $3.5 billion tax dispute. Despite maintaining a facade of friendship, their differing ideologies are causing tension.
Mexican billionaire Ricardo Salinas Pliego, a libertarian bitcoin believer who routinely mocks government “cavemen,” is ramping up a dispute with President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador https://t.co/sJnUKlZKDk
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While @RicardoBSalinas hasn't publicly endorsed a presidential candidate (and both he & AMLO maintain an outward appearance of friendship), his rightwing libertarianism (or anarcho-capitalism) is well known. In his twitter bio: "The State is not the solution, it is the problem". https://t.co/D3vPZjixUo
TV Azteca--undersold to oligarch @RicardoBSalinas during the neoliberal govt's rush to privatize in the 1990s--often attacks leftwing figures & initiatives in especially offensive, vulgar ways. The billionaire is currently fighting a 3.5-billion-dollar tax bill. https://t.co/AqSN70MJ1x
Mexican billionaire Ricardo Salinas Pliego, a libertarian bitcoin believer who routinely mocks government “cavemen,” is ramping up a dispute with President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador https://t.co/rm5LdfGCMc
Amlo’s showdown with a billionaire - fine @chrissiemurray column on the clash between the Mexican president and Ricardo Salinas Pliego, third richest man in the country https://t.co/TQF9hhJSsx
Amlo’s showdown with a billionaire https://t.co/tHwdbqgmhF | opinion