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When Will America Declare War on Climate-Change?
August 14, 2021
A declaration of war is a legal framework that sets in motion a process of “mobilization” in which the national government directs real resources—labor, engineering expertise, technology, material—toward the goal of defeating an enemy threat.
Back to [MMT] Basics
August 2, 2021
From the definition of a dollar as a unit of measure all the way to what The Fed is and how public policy can be informed – Grumbine runs the gamut on MMT basics.
If You Really Care About Social Security, Stop Capitulating To The Left
July 17, 2021
Let’s start telling the truth about Social Security. We are educators. So let’s educate people on the basic facts.
Taxes Are Paid
June 26, 2021
The federal government does not collect taxes to pay for anything. It collects taxes to fulfill its Constitutional obligation.
Paying for Populism
April 3, 2021
True democracy is populism—is it not? It has always struck me as odd that “populism” is used to describe a fringe politics, motivated by grievances …
Why MMT Progressivism is the Real Populism
March 18, 2021
Today’s “populists,”—both right and left—appear to believe that virtually anything the U.S. federal government does is an oppression of individual liberty, private rights and local …
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.
The Aerodynamics of Chartalism
February 17, 2021
Critics of MMT often say, “but it’s only ‘chartalism’”—as if chartalism, itself, were a discredited explanation of reality that inherently discredits Modern Money Theory.
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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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