The President's concern about eradicating the fiscal deficit has motivated criticism from sectors linked to Unión por la Patria. Some voices have suggested that financing the deficit with monetary emission is not problematic and that it can even generate a positive impact on the economy.
Ezequiel Spector says the idea that wealth can be created by issuing money rests on a false premise. Money is merely a medium of exchange, created to expedite trade and avoid the problems that a barter economy would entail, he says.