Labour found £6 billion in the last week to buy 166,000 houses for the Ministry of Defence. The spending wasn’t budgeted, so how did it
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Modern monetary theory really does describe how government funding works
I have already noted this morning the imminent shutdown of the US Federal government as a result of Trump and Musk demanding that the US
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Why doesn’t the Bank of England tell the truth?
The Bank of England knows that all money is created by lending. It has published papers that confirm that fact. They must, as a result,
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Stephanie Kelton on modern monetary theory
I was surprised to see Novara Media publish an interview with Stephanie Kelton on modern monetary theory as historically they have been very resistant to
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MMT is not a policy option; it’s a description of the economy
Some people seem to think that modern monetary theory (MMT) is a set of policy options a country might adopt. It isn’t. It’s a description
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Venezuela, the Weimar Republic and Zimbabwe prove MMT is true
It’s said that states that have suffered hyperinflation prove that modern monetary theory (MMT) is not true. However, the exact opposite is the case. They
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Finding the Money
Stephanie Kelton’s new film, Finding the Money, is finally available to rent. You can do so for £2.99 from here. The film’s website is here:
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What’s the real reason why we tax?
Most people assume that we tax to fund government spending, but we don’t in economies like that we have in the UK. Instead, we have
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Why is modern monetary theory so important?
Some people argue that modern monetary theory is irrelevant or that it changes nothing. They’re wrong. MMT fundamentally reframes the power relationships within our economy,
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