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National Debt

You Know Nothing About Economics

You Know Nothing About Economics

February 26, 2025February 21, 2025 by Thomas Swan

But there is no shame in that…

Categories Economic Justice Tags Deficit, Inflation, MMT, National Debt, Taxation
Shoring Up the Green Party

Shoring Up the Green Party

October 28, 2024September 19, 2023 by Warren Mosler

Many people are hopeful at the prospect of a 3rd party in US politics, but without a shift from current neoliberal austerity policies and outdated gold standard thinking, there can be no real change.

Categories Democracy Tags Federal Reserve, MMT, National Debt, Taxation
The Fake Social Security Solvency Crisis is Congress' Fault!

The Fake Social Security Solvency Crisis is Congress’ Fault!

October 28, 2024May 30, 2023 by Joe Firestone

Predictions of doom are really based on provisions in law that Congress can change at any time.

Categories New Economic Perspectives Tags National Debt, Social Security
CBO—Still Out of Paradigm after All These Years

CBO—Still Out of Paradigm after All These Years

October 28, 2024May 28, 2023 by Scott Fullwiler

Gold-standard thinking is inapplicable to a sovereign, currency-issuing government operating under flexible exchange rates.

Categories New Economic Perspectives Tags Gold Standard, National Debt
The National Debt and Other Red Herrings

The National Debt and Other Red Herrings

October 21, 2024January 15, 2022 by Jonathan Kadmon

Discussions of inflation are often laden with an air of superstition and moral panic. Like all such things they can only persist in the face of misunderstanding and rumor.

Categories Economic Justice Tags Deficit, MMT, National Debt, Propaganda
2018-09-05-an-mmt-tutorial-that-covers-the-basics

An MMT Tutorial That Covers The Basics

November 24, 2024September 5, 2018 by Hector Danson

This MMT tutorial provides short answers to several questions.

Categories Economic Justice, Equality with Justice Tags Deficit, Federal Reserve, Inflation, MMT, National Debt, Sectoral Balances, Taxation, Weimar, Zimbabwe
End the FEDish: Redirecting Our Anger and Efforts to Save the World

End the FEDish: Redirecting Our Anger and Efforts to Save the World

October 27, 2024February 4, 2018 by Steven D. Grumbine

Not “believing in” the insights coming from the MMT lens is denying the institutional reality of how money is created and operationalized.

Categories Economic Justice Tags Deficit, Federal Reserve, MMT, National Debt
How Progressives Can Win Big

How Progressives Can Win Big

February 10, 2025November 17, 2017 by Steven D. Grumbine

Casting out the Spirit of Defeatism, One Keystroke at a Time

Categories Democracy, Op Ed Tags Borrowing, MMT, National Debt, Taxation
Response to the Powell Memo: A Progressive Blueprint

Response To The Powell Memo: A Progressive Blueprint Part 6

December 8, 2024August 25, 2017 by Laurel Avery

Part 6, the final installment of a direct rebuttal to the original Powell Memo, offering a progressive plan to take back the country from the ravages of corporate oligarchy.

Categories Democracy, Economic Justice, Op Ed Tags Capitalism, Debt, National Debt, Socialism, Universal Basic Services

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