PinnedModern Money PART IIUs, them, and everyone else. Sectors are everything.Feb 27, 20183Feb 27, 20183
PinnedOpportunities lostAmerica has been tightening its belt steadily since Saint RayGun brought us the revelation of supply side economics (it’ll work this time…Mar 4, 20172Mar 4, 20172
If You Believe . . . . .. . . any of the myths about money listed here, you probably shouldn’t vote, much less advise about finances.Oct 17, 20225Oct 17, 20225
The Answer To The Worker Shortage Is Single-Payer Healthcare.While I don’t believe there is an actual worker shortage as much as there is a shortage of people still below their BS tolerance, I will…Sep 3, 2022Sep 3, 2022
The Biden-Manchin Deal Will Make Inflation Worse, Not Better.It begins with an obsolete concept of taxing to “pay for” spending at the federal level.Jul 29, 20222Jul 29, 20222
The Fed’s Rate Hike Is A Terrible Idea And It Will Backfire On America’s Working Class.The concept of raising interest rates to slow down an overheated economy predates the end of the gold standard when it somewhat worked. The…Jun 17, 20224Jun 17, 20224
Democrats Are Now the Fiscally Conservative PartyIt Will Mean Their Demise, And Possibly Ours.Dec 29, 20216Dec 29, 20216
Congress Is A Fiduciary-Shouldn’t It Be Expected To Act Like One?Can America Restore The Fiduciary Role Of Congress To Act On Behalf Of The Citizens?Oct 26, 20214Oct 26, 20214
How The Debt Ceiling And Social Security Prove The Common View Of Federal Financing Is False.There are hidden dangers in pushing the issue of the debt ceiling to the fore of American attention, especially for the GOP. One of the big…Oct 21, 20215Oct 21, 20215
We’ve Been Here BeforeThe one thing that most scientists can agree on when attempting to explain the existence of many ancient archeological finds is that it was…Oct 13, 20218Oct 13, 20218
Published inRevamping EconomicsThe Debt Ceiling Theater Is Playing Again in Washington.Spoiler Alert: It’s a poor attempt at comedy that can only be understood by the authors. Not even all of the actors get it.Sep 16, 20218Sep 16, 20218
I'll admit that I didn't read much of your article.Any economist I would consider credible recognizes that moving to a single-payer healthcare system would be a serious "deflationary" event…Jul 22, 2021Jul 22, 2021
It would be refreshing to see just one article attempting to debunk MMT that showed a minimum…"The US dollar was created in 1785, and the country did not have any significant income taxes until the 20th century. Most of the…Jul 18, 2021Jul 18, 2021
"When the wealthy don’t pay enough in taxes to keep the society running, then the money is…This would be true if we still used the gold standard or taxes actually paid for federal spending. Neither is correct. All federal spending…Jun 24, 20211Jun 24, 20211
Your piece is mostly accurate except for one thing.They, and their media and political puppets, have done a real good job of perpetuating the concept of "job creators" and the source of the…Jun 23, 2021Jun 23, 2021
If America wasn't wealthy in both resources and talent, and if it didn't have a sovereign fiat…Six Trillion is a big number and most Americans can't really get their head around just how big. However, America has underinvested in its…Jun 6, 2021Jun 6, 2021
"They’re not interested in debate.There is no established equivalent to this on the left because there is no longer a "left" in politics. Even the think tanks and political…Jun 5, 20211Jun 5, 20211
The entire function of the Senate is to roadblock democratic governance from the house and provide…Jun 4, 20211Jun 4, 20211
