Eceni 🏴🌈<p>Anyone who wants to learn how money *actually works* - this is the place to be: </p><p><a href="https://modernmoneylab.org.uk/events/bristol-conference-2025/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">modernmoneylab.org.uk/events/b</span><span class="invisible">ristol-conference-2025/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/MMT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MMT</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/ModernMonetaryTheory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ModernMonetaryTheory</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/AntiAusterity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AntiAusterity</span></a></p>
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Europe Says<p><a href="https://www.europesays.com/2262672/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">europesays.com/2262672/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> Trump’s Budget Could Break the Economy <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/CBO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CBO</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/CongressionalBudgetOffice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CongressionalBudgetOffice</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/CongressionalRepublicans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CongressionalRepublicans</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/deficit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>deficit</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/DeficitHawks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DeficitHawks</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/DonaldTrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DonaldTrump</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Economy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Economy</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/FederalFundsRate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FederalFundsRate</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/FederalReserve" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FederalReserve</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/FinancialCrisis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FinancialCrisis</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/maga" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>maga</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/ModernMonetaryTheory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ModernMonetaryTheory</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/OneBigBeautifulBillAct" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OneBigBeautifulBillAct</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/pandemic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pandemic</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/QuantitativeEasing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>QuantitativeEasing</span></a></p>
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Jake Rayson<p>"This is fantasy economics saying that we can just go on and on having higher debt, it's just not right… either our taxes are going to have to go up even more or… the state is going to have to do less"<br>Lord Bridges of Headley<br>43'40" <br><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m002d9bl" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m002d9bl</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>Rubbish.</p><p>Tax does not pay for government expenditure. Money is created by sovereign currency governments. National debt is the amount of money in the economy.</p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/ModernMonetaryTheory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ModernMonetaryTheory</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/MMT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MMT</span></a></p>
The-14<p>What is modern monetary theory? An economist explains how it could help Canada<br><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Canada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Canada</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/ModernMonetaryTheory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ModernMonetaryTheory</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/CanadaEconomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CanadaEconomy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/PublicSpending" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PublicSpending</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/FiscalPolicy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FiscalPolicy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/EconomicJustice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EconomicJustice</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Explainer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Explainer</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/NationalDebt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NationalDebt</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Inflation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Inflation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/SocialJustice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SocialJustice</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/MMTCanada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MMTCanada</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/CurrencySovereignty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CurrencySovereignty</span></a><br><a href="https://the-14.com/what-is-modern-monetary-theory-an-economist-explains-how-it-could-help-canada/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">the-14.com/what-is-modern-mone</span><span class="invisible">tary-theory-an-economist-explains-how-it-could-help-canada/</span></a></p>
Alberto Cottica<p>5/n</p><p>City halls and unis are definitely not sovereign in that sense. That's where I need help. Could anyone that understands MMT policies explain to me how (if) they think local authorities could rewire local economies by issuing currencies and using them to pay for stuff they find beneficial? Huge thanks, economists of Mastodon! </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/economics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>economics</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/modernMonetaryTheory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>modernMonetaryTheory</span></a></p>
Andreas Bulling<p>Unser Land und unsere Demokratie können und werden erst wieder gesunden, sobald das Gift der <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/neoliberalen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>neoliberalen</span></a> Ideologie neutralisiert ist. Und mit ihr u.a. die unsägliche <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/schuldenbremse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>schuldenbremse</span></a> </p><p>Eine m.E. überzeugendere Wirtschaftstheorie steht bereit: Die <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/modernmonetarytheory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>modernmonetarytheory</span></a></p>
Alberto Cottica<p>Thinking (again) about "investment" vs. "provision", this time in a development economic context. Re-reading: </p><p>On Modern Monetary Theory, science fiction and where to look for the violence</p><p><a href="https://edgeryders.eu/t/on-modern-monetary-theory-science-fiction-and-where-to-look-for-the-violence/14048" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">edgeryders.eu/t/on-modern-mone</span><span class="invisible">tary-theory-science-fiction-and-where-to-look-for-the-violence/14048</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/economics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>economics</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/ModernMonetaryTheory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ModernMonetaryTheory</span></a></p>
Jake Rayson<p>Tax doesn't fund governments </p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/MMT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MMT</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/ModernMonetaryTheory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ModernMonetaryTheory</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/economics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>economics</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/SovereignCurrency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SovereignCurrency</span></a></p>
Jake Rayson<p>> Taxpayers don’t make money, governments do</p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/MMT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MMT</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/ModernMonetaryTheory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ModernMonetaryTheory</span></a></p>
Jake Rayson<p>Why is modern monetary theory so important?</p><p>by the prolific Richard Murphy</p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/MMT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MMT</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/ModernMonetaryTheory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ModernMonetaryTheory</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/economics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>economics</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2024/09/17/why-is-modern-monetary-theory-so-important/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2024/0</span><span class="invisible">9/17/why-is-modern-monetary-theory-so-important/</span></a></p>
Jake Rayson<p>Nice primer on <a href="https://mas.to/tags/ModernMonetaryTheory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ModernMonetaryTheory</span></a> by <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mas.to/@RichardJMurphy" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>RichardJMurphy</span></a></span> </p><p><a href="https://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2024/09/07/what-is-modern-monetary-theory-2/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2024/0</span><span class="invisible">9/07/what-is-modern-monetary-theory-2/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/MMT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MMT</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/economics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>economics</span></a></p>
Dargan M. W. Frierson<p>Learning about <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/ModernMonetaryTheory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ModernMonetaryTheory</span></a> really helped me understand how much the federal government can achieve in terms of climate action. </p><p>There's a new documentary out about <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/MMT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MMT</span></a>, called <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/FindingTheMoney" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FindingTheMoney</span></a>. It's screening at UW on Friday, and I'm participating in a Q&A afterwards with stars of the film, the filmmakers, and more. </p><p>More info here! <br><a href="https://findingmoneyfilm.com" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">findingmoneyfilm.com</span><span class="invisible"></span></a><br><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/finding-the-money-seattle-documentary-film-screening-and-qa-tickets-888476285487" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">eventbrite.com/e/finding-the-m</span><span class="invisible">oney-seattle-documentary-film-screening-and-qa-tickets-888476285487</span></a></p>
Dave Johnson<p>1) When people say the US/UK won't be able to "pay off" debt, what do they think those debts have to be paid off WITH? Gold bars?</p><p>Govts stopped hoarding and borrowing gold long go - economics textbooks haven't figured that out.</p><p>2) When people say govts need "revenue" before they can build roads, provide health care or bombs etc, ask them where they think banks get the money they loan out?</p><p>Hint: banks get the money out of thin air. That's what "modern money" is.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/MMT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MMT</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/modernmonetarytheory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>modernmonetarytheory</span></a></p>
Alex L 🕊 🇵🇸<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.wildeboer.net/@jwildeboer" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>jwildeboer</span></a></span> </p><p>[...]</p><p>A sovereign nation can spend all the money needed to allocate workforce the way it needs, ideally deciding with a democratic process and it doesn't need anything in return, with businesses profiting being better for everyone.</p><p>I have tried for many years to promote these ideas, known as <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ModernMonetaryTheory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ModernMonetaryTheory</span></a> among FOSS enthusiasts with no success, despite <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FOSS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FOSS</span></a> and <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MMT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MMT</span></a> is a match made in the heaven.</p><p>[...]</p>
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