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8th December 2019

We are in the last few days of the election campaign. An election which, without doubt, will be a defining one for the future of this country and possibly even …

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Why fixing poverty and inequality does not depend on a benevolent global wealthy elite

1st February 201929th January 2019

“Any man can make mistakes, but only an idiot persists in his error,” said the Roman philosopher Cicero. Now that we know how inequality harms the health of societies, individuals, and …

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Nathan FOIA Tankus @nathantankus ·

19 Nov

FINALLY its here: the (searchable!) database of nearly 30,000 pages of Federal Reserve Board meeting minutes I got through FOIA. As I've already started to write about, they significantly rewrite Federal Reserve history.

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Nathan FOIA Tankus @nathantankus ·

19 Nov

This kind of work takes a lot of effort & I am fundamentally opposed to paywalling what I get through FOIA, which is a law meant to benefit the public. So please take a paid subscription out even though I'm not forcing you to pay to access what I unearth

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Steve Hall @profhall1955 ·

17 Nov

Milei's extreme libertarian reforms have plunged Argentina into 53% poverty, 18% below the food line. Import reforms will lower prices but bankrupt production. Who's happy? Bondholders, shareholders and global traders. We either crush the Chicago Boys or societies disintegrate.

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Douglas @mmtmacrotrader ·

17 Nov

Bitcoin returns, like almost every other asset, are highly dependent on fiscal flows and deficit spending.

Keep that in mind as we see the battle play out between spending cuts and tax cuts.

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Steven Hail @stevenhailaus ·

19 Nov

Earlier this year, we were lucky enough to have Stephanie Kelton come and visit us at Modern Money Lab.

We managed to record a brief chat.

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