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Jim Edwards and Theron Mohamed — Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is a fan of a geeky economic theory called MMT: Here’s a plain-English guide to what it is and why it’s interesting

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Generally favorable article about MMT. The mention of AOC is just clickbait. The objections it brings up in the interest of being "fair and balanced" are easy to meet.Business InsiderAlexandria Ocasio-Cortez is a fan of a geeky economic theory called MMT: Here's a plain-English guide to what it is and why it's interestingJim Edwards and Theron Mohamed

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Generally favorable article about MMT. The mention of AOC is just clickbait. The objections it brings up in the interest of being "fair and balanced" are easy to meet.

Business Insider
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is a fan of a geeky economic theory called MMT: Here's a plain-English guide to what it is and why it's interesting
Jim Edwards and Theron Mohamed

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