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Government Financial Asset Addition = “Deficit”; and More

The word “deficit,” when applied to the Government financial accounting of a monetarily sovereign nation, that is, one that issues a non-convertible fiat currency, with a floating exchange rate, and no debts in a currency it doesn't issue, is a problem, because the label “deficit” when applied to such a Government doesn't mean what most people think it means. more »

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WaPo Covers MMT, Does Its Usual Bad Job: Pt Two, Inflation/Hyperinflation

This post continues the critical evaluation of Dylan Matthews's, post published on Ezra Klein's blog called “You know the deficit hawks. more »

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