I was asked in a comment on this blog last night why I did not emphasise land value taxation as a wealth tax. In fairness,
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Solstice birds
Yesterday was the solstice, and after a couple of days of brilliant light, it was a bit dull, with a light northerly wind, which did
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More MMT questions
This question was asked by someone called Tim here last night: Your blog posts and answers to related comments are really helpful in explaining MMT.
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My word of the year
As Christmas approaches, I reflect on my word of the year: pleonexia — an ancient Greek term describing the insatiable desire to take more than
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MMT questions
I was asked this question in an email this morning: I came across your MMT videos and really enjoyed them and have become really intrigued
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Post-financialisation
On 15 December, I published a video under the title What will happen if economic growth has come to an end?. In turn, this explored
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The right way to tax wealth in 2026
The push for wealth taxes has been one of the defining economic debates of 2025. The question now is whether we want policies that work.
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Has public debt become unmanageable?
John Plnder, in the Financial Times today, has asked whether public debt in the developed world has become “fundamentally unmanageable”. The argument runs as follows:
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My talk at Keele
It is a double dose of video from me this morning. This is the talk I gave at Keele World Affairs recently. The Q&A was
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