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Is the Debt Held By the Public Really Debt?

A friend, Julia Williams, writes and asks:

Isn't it true that in actuality, the US doesn't, in fact "borrow'? It spends or trades? And if that is the case, doesn't that just blow the deficit hawks out of the water?

Here's my answer to her. more »

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Paul Doubles Down On Ignorance, Misconstrual, and Vague Scenarios

After the scorching he received in many of the comments on his printing press post Paul Krugman decided to dig his MMT blogging hole even deeper.

He says:

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Once Again, the National Debt Is Congress's Fault

(Author's note: I've offered this idea a couple of times over the past few months here, with surprisingly little reaction. more »

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Fairy Tales of Coming State of the Union: Raise Money By Taxing/Borrowing

In "All Together Now: There Is No Deficit/Debt Problem,” I warned against the message calling for deficit reduction that the President will probably deliver in his State of the Union Address next month. more »

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