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Was canceling the XL pipeline a good move?

This is a controversial topic. I state why I think it was the right move. Trade and invest using the concepts of MMT. Get a 30-day free trial to MMT Trader. https://www.pitbulleconomics.com/mmt-trader/?s2-ssl=yes/ Download my podcasts! New one every week. https://www.buzzsprout.com/1105286 Mike Norman Twitter https://twitter.com/mikenorman

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Fort Boyard – France

I think it's wonderful especially as I love the sea. It's functional but has a majestic beauty. Fort Boyard was suggested as early as the 17th century, but it was not until the 1800s under Napoleon Bonaparte that work began. Wikipedia https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Boyard_(fortification)I found some inside photos. 

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Lars P. Syl — Does it — really — take a model to beat a model? No!

 Some philosophy of economics, or foundations of economics, if you prefer.The object of philosophy is the logical clarification of thoughts.Philosophy is not a theory but an activity.A philosophical work consists essentially of elucidations.The result of philosophy is not a number of “philosophical propositions”, but to make propositions clear.Philosophy should make clear and delimit sharply the thoughts which otherwise are, as it were, opaque and blurred.— Ludwig Wittgenstein, Tractatus...

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All MMTers Now? — Brian Romanchuk

An observation that I have seen various people on Twitter make is the convergence towards the Modern Modern Theory (MMT) view with regards to the recent fiscal policy debate. The debate is about overheating, and not whether bond market or currency market vigilantes will block expansionary fiscal policy. The inter-temporal governmental budget constraint -- and even its ugly stepchild, the r versus g debate -- is nowhere to be seen. There is more to MMT than just the Functional Finance parts,...

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Reuters — Japan govt’s reflationist nominee for BOJ board wins lower house approval

 Asahi Noguchi "has also lectured ruling party lawmakers on modern monetary theory (MMT) – a concept floated by some U.S. academics as a means to boost the economy via unlimited money-printing.Not a proper characterization of MMT, but at least a mention. And it is progress that an MMT advocate may be on the BOJ board.ReutersJapan govt's reflationist nominee for BOJ board wins lower house approval

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The Guardian view on Covid relief: ideologies matter in democracies — Editorial

Guardian editorial based on MMT economists Randy Wray and Yeva Nersisyan.As Yeva Nersisyan and Randall Wray of the Levy Institute have pointed out, the US government is engaged in relief, not stimulus, spending. It is offering much-needed assistance to the devastated balance sheets of households, school districts and local governments. Rescuing public services, making sure people don’t starve and building Covid-testing systems is not an economic stimulus but a necessary antidepressant....

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Steven Pinker – Linguistics as a Window to Understanding the Brain.

Fascinating, plus a good brush up on how to improve my syntax and grammar. How is it that human beings have come to acquire language? Steven Pinker's introduction to the field includes thoughts on the evolution of spoken language and the debate over the existence of an innate universal grammar, as well as an exploration of why language is such a fundamental part of social relationships, human biology, and human evolution. Finally, Pinker touches on the wide variety of applications for...

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The Hidden Spring, by Mark Solms Review

 The Riddle of Consciousness Solved. AI may be superfast, but to compete with us - or to even outsmart us - it has to use enormous amounts of energy, whereas the human brain only runs on about 20 Watts. Why are we so efficient: Mark Solms says it's because we rely on feelings rather than stimuli and reaction like AI and machines have to do? With feelings, we can process a whole lot of things at once and make very good predictions and assumptions.I remember as a young lad and often being...

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Bill Mitchell — A very dangerous variant of the global virus is spreading again after being subdued throughout 2020

There is a new variant of the global virus spreading again after being subdued throughout 2020. This is a very dangerous variant and if it takes hold will guarantee massive human suffering, and, a further, substantial shift in national income towards the top-end-of-town. I refer to the creeping infestation that is starting to pop up claiming that austerity will be required to pay for all the “profligacy” associated with government approach to the pandemic. I have seen this virus in the wild...

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