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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...

What happens when a business runs at a loss? If it happens for long enough, eventually it’ll go bust. So why should it be any different for the government? Doh. Another Johnny-come-lately who still hasn't heard that the government is the currency issuer and that everyone that uses the currency must obtain it ultimately from the issuer as the monopoly provider.Therefore, currency users are financially constrained, whereas a government that is sovereign in its currency is not constrained...

In German debt and guilt are the same word: Schuld. So, in Germany, debt has a morally negative connotation. Further, the state budget is referred to as “Haushalt”, which is the word for household. Germans equate state finances with those of personal finances, a concept that is reinforced by German political parties across the whole of the political spectrum. Flassbeck EconomicsThe debtor is always guilty Heiner Flassbeck

On Stephanie Kelton and MMT.econintersect.comDocumentary Of The Week: But How Will We Pay For It? John LounsburySee also at econintersectEven The Statisticians Are Highly Dubious Of Applying Their Methods In Economics!Philip Pilkington

A key post on MMT. Plus, it is short. Bill Mitchell – billy blogThe government is not a household and imports are still a benefitBill Mitchell | Professor in Economics and Director of the Centre of Full Employment and Equity (CofFEE), at University of Newcastle, NSW, Australia

More myth debunking.Ellis Winningham — MMT and Modern MacroeconomicsThe Bond Market Doesn’t Control Anything; the Currency-Issuing National Government DoesEllis Winningham