I posted this video on YouTube this morning: In case the video is not embedded properly (and that happens sometimes) it is available here. The
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There are six reasons why we need taxes
I posted this video this morning on a theme familiar to many here, I suspect: If the link does not work, it’s also here. The
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Does MMT say we can spend without limit?
I posted this video on YouTube this morning: The transcript is: People keep saying to me that modern monetary theory says that governments can create
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Just don’t ask an economist how the government funds itself
This Tweet, on which I commented yesterday, is doing the rounds right now in connection with Stephanie Kelton’s new book. The level of very basic
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Kelton: the movie
This is the trailer for Stephanie Kelton’s new film. I wish I knew when we were getting it in the UK, but don’t as yet.
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It really is time that politicians took note of modern monetary theory
The Guardian has an editorial this morning that I recommend reading in full, but which I will discuss here nonetheless. Of most note in their
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Tax does not pay for government spending
I posted this video on YouTube this morning. As I wrote in the explanatory note that accompanied it, probably the biggest challenge to understanding how
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Why more government spending can require more tax revenue
I posted this video, which explains why more government spending in the UK is likely to require more tax revenue to be raised, at least
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Money for nothing and my Tweets for free
I was sent a promotion by Abebooks yesterday suggesting I might like to buy a copy of ‘Money for Nothing and My Tweets for Free’,
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