Can We Still Afford Social Security and Medicare? Breaking it down with MMT economist Scott Fullwiler — Stephanie Kelton

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What follows is a series of tweets from MMT economist Scott Fullwiler. Scott is no longer on Twitter, but he sent me an archive of this thread so that I could share it with all of you. If you read it carefully, you’ll notice a sharp departure from the usual focus on Trust Fund balances and financial shortfalls. I wish everyone involved in covering these debates and crafting legislation would take the time to think through what Scott says below. It would lead to a much more productive debate.…The LensCan We Still Afford Social Security and Medicare? Breaking it down with MMT economist Scott Fullwiler.Stephanie Kelton | Professor of Public Policy and Economics at Stony Brook University, formerly Democrats' chief economist on the staff of the U.S. Senate Budget Committee, and an economic

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