Modern Monetary Theory - MMT
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- Federal Reserve
- Hyperinflation
- Inflation
- Job Guarantee
- MMT 101
- MMT Academics
- MMT Rebuttal
- National Debt
- Social Security
- Taxation
Understanding MMT is Easier Than You Think
December 17, 2018
It’s not ‘advanced economics’, it’s ‘realistic economics’.
Truths and Myths of the Federal Reserve
February 25, 2021
Is the Federal Reserve an almighty-like “creature” or rather extremely limited in its essential operations? L. Randall Wray, an expert on monetary policy, answers questions with regard to the Fed and central banks in general.
Towards a Libertarian/Austrian Modern Money Theory
August 16, 2023
Any time there is an MMT post, the comments are dominated by conspiracy theorists, haters of government, goldbugs, and victims of alien probings who are certain that MMT-ers are united in their effort to ramp up government until it consumes the entire economy.
The Untold… of Money from Gold
April 29, 2019
A timeline of the monetization of our country; the impetus of the national debt, and how various state and federal banking systems, with Congress’ help, shaped our country’s economics.
The Truth About ‘Printing Money’
December 26, 2017
If government spending is just “printing money” then taxing is simply “unprinting money”. It’s a circuit.
THE SHIFT: Understanding and Using America’s Fiat Money
January 31, 2018
The importance lies in a profound conceptual shift about what money isand how a modern, democratic society can use that new understanding to address public needs and pursue collective goals.
The Public Banking Act
November 6, 2020
Banking is social infrastructure, and is intimately dependent upon public support and regulation. To that extent, public banking is not ‘extreme’ or an ‘aberration’. To the contrary, it restores banking to its proper role as a tool of public development.
The Progressive Compass – Vol. 2 Issue 4
April 14, 2020
The official newsletter of Real Progressives/Real Progress in Action for April 2020
The Problem With How We Talk About the US Debt
September 15, 2020
We have a big problem with the way the media reports on the national debt. It’s unclear if they don’t understand how federal debt works, …
The Price of Hunger
May 6, 2023
Inadequate access to nutrition is a problem Americans can solve. It’s time to shut down the false narratives about pay-fors that keep solutions out of reach.
The Perfect Fiscal Storm: Causes, Consequences, Solutions
May 30, 2023
Understanding how federal finance works makes for better predictions and sensible policy.
The Oppressive Free Lunch
May 27, 2023
If progressives would just make the effort to inform themselves how a modern, sovereign fiat currency actually functions, they’d realize “paying for it” is actually the easiest part.
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Why we need to debunk the 'deficit myth' - BBC REEL
Government spending is increasing at an unprecedented rate to deal with the effects of the coronavirus pandemic. Many people worry this could burden future generations.
However, economist Stephanie Kelton, author of The Deficit Myth, argues that we need to rethink our attitudes towards government spending.
Could Modern Monetary Theory help us navigate our way out of this crisis – and even help build a fairer economy?
Producer: Dan John
Animation: Jacqueline Nixon
(Republished with permission from the BBC)
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