tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post2904115048353264292..comments2024-02-13T02:39:22.756-05:00Comments on EconomicPolicyJournal.com: OMG, Stiglitz is Now an MMTerRobert Wenzelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14296920597416905488noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-39274823173255072112012-04-14T19:35:31.799-04:002012-04-14T19:35:31.799-04:00The taxpayers are still liable for the interest on...The taxpayers are still liable for the interest on the money created by the Fed since the federal government borrows money from the Fed...no?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-38195957579143314542012-04-14T11:41:27.738-04:002012-04-14T11:41:27.738-04:00... because you know, all great nations relied on ...... because you know, all great nations relied on a declining currency to help build them, and keep them strong.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-23643550638959888382012-04-13T20:48:21.289-04:002012-04-13T20:48:21.289-04:00You dont have to be an MMT'r to belive that th...You dont have to be an MMT'r to belive that the government will try to print its way out of any debt problem. The key here is that MMT'r want you to believe its a good thing that the government inflates your wage and savings.Hugonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-28468749997341984792012-04-13T19:06:32.176-04:002012-04-13T19:06:32.176-04:00dollars can be printed off in any amount for whate...dollars can be printed off in any amount for whatever reason, its the consequences of doing so that should have all people wanting put an end to the frickin fed to begin with.CarolineBnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-34323634562396650262012-04-13T18:04:05.464-04:002012-04-13T18:04:05.464-04:00If it were possible to run cars on water, anyone w...If it were possible to run cars on water, anyone with the slightest intelligence would assume oil executives would be against to due to the threat it would pose to their financial well being. Yet, when an academician, whose financial well being is dependent on government finance and interventionist policies discusses the merits of government planning and intervention, no one questions their Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-82650306824152305072012-04-13T18:03:01.147-04:002012-04-13T18:03:01.147-04:00A couple of MMTers from UMKC recently put on a sho...A couple of MMTers from UMKC recently put on a show in Italy that was moved to a basketball arena to hold the crowd of attendees. I guess when your economic theory offers solutions with no pain, politicians will flock to hear your schtick.OTC_Optionsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-35580364468349523422012-04-13T16:55:29.451-04:002012-04-13T16:55:29.451-04:00It has always seemed to me that the government nar...It has always seemed to me that the government narrative was to purposefully obfuscate the nature of funny money dilution and the nature of inflation. Most people are under the impression that inflation is nothing but an inexplicable force of nature. We have failed to convince a significant percentage of the populace that it is purposeful government policy which allows for the purposeful Bob Roddishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17263804608074597937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-43276643484360731272012-04-13T16:03:46.561-04:002012-04-13T16:03:46.561-04:00Next! One only need to listen to the 2min mark to ...Next! One only need to listen to the 2min mark to know he is clueless as everything he said would not happen has not only happen, but its far worse. As it turns out, the only irrationality was his thinking. I think the proper term to describe him is "an educated fool". Scary to think he is educating our youth.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com