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An Analogy – Part I
April 29th, 2013
in Op Ed, syndication
Written by Glenn Van Lendt"a comparison between two things that are similar in some way, often used to help explain something or make it easier to understand" CASTRO REFUSES TO DIE Disturbing News A person is admitted to hospital and the situati… more »
U.S. Debt-to-GDP Ratio This Year to Surpass Greece’s 2009 “Danger” Level
March 22nd, 2013
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The U.S. Department of the Treasury reported that the U.S. government incurred a deficit of $204 billion for the month of February 2013. So far, we are into the first five months of the government's fiscal year (started October 1, 2012), and the U.S. gov… more »
MMT and Social Norms
January 25th, 2013
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Chris Hayes’ recent MSNBC show on the Trillion Dollar Coin brought four aspects of the Modern Money debate, for me at least, into a clearer focus. I list them here not in their order of appearance on the show, but in their order of importance and logi… more »
Nine Steps to Prosperity
October 24th, 2012
in Op Ed
So tell me again: Why don’t you want prosperity?
by Rodger Malcolm Mitchell, www.nofica.com
A reader (Steveiii) suggested I “enlarge” the “Nine Steps to Prosperity” you can read at the bottom of each recent post and in Nine steps to prosperity; a s… more »
When Up is Down (or Is It the Other Way Around?)
October 10th, 2012
in Op Ed
The most hilarious concept in economics — or the most frighteningby Rodger Malcolm Mitchell, www.nofica.com After I wrote the post about “Go Big,” (the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget’s demand that the deficit be reduced by even more than… more »
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