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We Are All MMTers Now — John Furlan

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The U.S has potentially entered the Age of Modern Monetary Theory (MMT) with the deficit-busting stimulus bill, which would follow the two previous political/economic paradigm shifts, the Age of FDR/Keynes from 1932 to 1980, and the Age of Reagan/Friedman from 1980 to 2008. It’s just that most Americans haven’t even heard of MMT yet, but that could change very quickly if Sanders starts mentioning it,... If Sanders does so, he may still have the very belated chance to lead the historic paradigm shift, even if he doesn’t get the nomination, should he choose in the next Democratic debate in April, using the stimulus bill as the consummate opportunity. To do so, what Sanders must emphasize from this day on should be based on what Kelton wrote in her March 21 New York Times op-ed, which -

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The U.S has potentially entered the Age of Modern Monetary Theory (MMT) with the deficit-busting stimulus bill, which would follow the two previous political/economic paradigm shifts, the Age of FDR/Keynes from 1932 to 1980, and the Age of Reagan/Friedman from 1980 to 2008. It’s just that most Americans haven’t even heard of MMT yet, but that could change very quickly if Sanders starts mentioning it,...
If Sanders does so, he may still have the very belated chance to lead the historic paradigm shift, even if he doesn’t get the nomination, should he choose in the next Democratic debate in April, using the stimulus bill as the consummate opportunity.
To do so, what Sanders must emphasize from this day on should be based on what Kelton wrote in her March 21 New York Times op-ed, which - because of the stimulus bill - is BY FAR the single most important thing you MUST read this week, other than articles on Covid-19 safety. Here are her last three paragraphs: 
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We Are All MMTers Now
John Furlan

Mike Norman
Mike Norman is an economist and veteran trader whose career has spanned over 30 years on Wall Street. He is a former member and trader on the CME, NYMEX, COMEX and NYFE and he managed money for one of the largest hedge funds and ran a prop trading desk for Credit Suisse.

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