Jeffrey Sachs becomes the first major conventional economist and public figure to advocate the Green New Deal as necessary and affordable. No qualifiers. This is a huge step forward.Jeffrey Sachs doesn't mention MMT in his justification for the affordability of the GND and associated progressive programs because he sees this policy proposal as being cost-saving rather than "budget-busting." It "pays for" itself and actually "saves" money. No need for a "socialist" government to pony...
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Beijing is able to court both Iran and Saudi Arabia at the same, something the U.S. is unable to do since American foreign policy is often dictated by human rights concerns. So Iran, a theocratic democracy with a modicum of right is violating human rights, whereas Saudi Arabia, a hereditary hyper-authoritarian dictatorship aka theocratic monarchy that follows the interpretation of Wahhabism, which is the strictest and most anti-liberal form of Islam, is not violating human rights as the...
Read More »End of Unipolar Moment: Peter Lavelle Interviews Alastair Crooke
This is a good interview.Alastair Crook says says how the U.S. is losing ground to Russia and China as these countries strive to improve their standard of living and so are catching up with the U.S. He says the U.S. is making a mistake thinking they can cripple these countries economically and military as this has never worked on the past.Alastair Crooke says the U.S. is putting all its money into the military and turning its economy over to a war orientated one. That scam!Just think if all...
Read More »Tom Luongo — Merkel Draws the Line Against Trump
Merkel refuses to make Germany a powerless colony of the US in addition to be an obedient vassal. As always, follow the money. See also Tom Luongo's Merkel Stands Against Trump’s Energy Dominance. Tom Luongo Merkel Draws the Line Against TrumpSee alsoMedium — Insurge IntelThe “disintegration” of global capitalism could unleash world war 3, warns top EU economist Nafeez AhmedSee alsoMoon of AlabamaU.S. Efforts To Block Huawei Gives China An Advantage
Read More »Desmond Lachman — Planet earth to Modern Monetary Theorists
Interesting title since the primary issue of the day is the survival of life on Planet Earth as the sixth extinction progresses. Should be "Planet earth to AEI."Bond vigilantes again.AEIPlanet earth to Modern Monetary Theorists Desmond Lachman |AEI scholar, previously managing director and chief emerging market economic strategist at Salomon Smith Barney after serving as deputy director in the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) Policy Development and Review Department
Read More »Mark Hendrickson — MMT: Modern Monetary Theory or Monopoly Money Tyranny?
"Stealth Socialism." The Epoch TimesMMT: Modern Monetary Theory or Monopoly Money Tyranny? Mark Hendrickson | adjunct professor of economics and sociology at Grove City College
Read More »Perfection is the killer of success
You have to take action then manage that action, not wait around for the perfect setup which is unknowable.
Read More »Jared Dillian — It’s Dumb To Have No Gold Amid All Of This
A bit of ideological bias at work influencing view of causality, namely, that austerity is expansionary because saving funds investment? I suppose that if Modern Monetary Theory (MMT) were implemented, foreign exchange markets would have their say about it (provided we still had floating exchange rates). Do you think it is a coincidence that the two biggest bull markets correspond with government austerity? I do not. And tell us what happened after the two biggest bull markets? MMT...
Read More »Nathan Lewis — The Problem With “Modern Monetary Theory” Is That It’s True
Nathan Lewis is totally confused about government finance and central banking. And he has an attitude to begin with. Amazing that this kind of rant gets published. Oh well, Forbes. ForbesThe Problem With "Modern Monetary Theory" Is That It's True Nathan Lewis
Read More »Brad DeLong — I would not have called MMT “nonsense economics”.
Brad DeLong schools Jonathan Portes.Grasping RealityI would not have called MMT "nonsense economics". Brad DeLong | Professor of Economics, UCAL Berkeley
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