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Ellis Winningham — MMT and Modern MacroeconomicsUnderstanding Money, Federal Spending, and Federal Tax Liabilities Addressing Some Concerns with MMT and Overt Monetary Financing“Monetising The Debt” is Derp“Printing Money” – Yet Again Ellis Winningham

So much ink has been spilled for so long on the national debt, it might be nice if that $22 trillion plus on the red side of the US balance sheet just didn't really matter.That's exactly the thinking behind a new school of economic theory that the government should be spending more, not less.…  But people like Stephanie Kelton, Sanders' economist in 2016, a professor at Stony Brook University, and a proselytizer for this view toward currencies and national economies, argues that the...

Pavlina Tcherneva: There is nothing more crippling to a bold policy agenda than the myth that the government can run out of money. This myth is behind every But how will you pay for it? objection to proposals such as a Green New Deal and Medicare for All. New House Majority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) has even proposed instituting self-defeating PAYGO (pay as you go) rules, which would require all new government spending to be matched with increased revenue, wrongly prioritizing the...

I was going to write about Jamaica today but this topic emerged that I thought I should deal with before I write about the home of reggae. In fact, some of the material is input into a reasoned discussion about Jamaica so it logically precedes it. With the increasing profile of Modern Monetary Theory (MMT), social media activists are wont to talk about MMT in various ways that, in many cases, do not bear resemblance to our work. But that doesn’t stop them claiming things about what we have...

Modern Monetary Theory (MMT), which strives to explain macroeconomics in nations with sovereign, fiat currencies, represents a radical departure from conventional wisdom, making it a lightning rod for criticism. After spotting the headline in The National—“Hot new economic theory is just one piece of the puzzle”—I had some hope that Gordon MacIntyre-Kemp’s analysis would be rigorous and perhaps thought-provoking. My optimism was crushed just a couple of dozen words in, and the cringes...

Common Weal director Robin McAlpine finds that the debate around Modern Monetary Theory can help the independence movement develop an economic case for independence far better than a redacted version of the Growth Commission [UK]. Common SpaceRobin McAlpine: Why the debate about MMT in the indy movement is exactly what we need right now

Macroeconomic System for Climate Change A U.S. Patent Application Inventor:  J.D. ALT (acknowledging all advocates of modern fiat money) Assignment:  To all citizens of democratic free societies Abstract: A macroeconomic system including the issuing of a fiat currency by a sovereign government; the establishment of a tax regime on the government’s citizens wherein the taxes levied can only be paid with the sovereign government’s fiat currency; the sovereign government’s debiting of its...

Half-informed.Many of the points made have been dealt with in the MMT literature, but the author seems to be only superficially informed about it. Almost no one has taken the time to educate themselves on MMT in a serious way before offering shoot from the hip criticism.On the other hand, these are valid considerations and if people are not informed about the MMT solutions, more education is required. That includes educating MMT evangelists so that don't just spread slogans or perpetuate...

In yesterday’s short blog post – Some Brexit dynamics while across the Channel Europe is in denial (January 2, 2019), I noted that various European Commission officials were boasting about how great the monetary union had been over the last 20 years. European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker had the audacity (and delusion) to claim it had “delivered prosperity and protection to our citizens. it has become a symbol of unity, sovereignty and stability”. I think he was either drunk or...

Of the various criticisms leveled at a combined ‘job or income guarantee‘, ones appealing to fairness usually go along the lines that it would be unfair for healthy individuals outside the workforce to receive an income while others are occupied in jobs. In considering this objection, a number of points come to mind: heteconomistFairness and a ‘Job or Income Guarantee’Peter Cooper