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Framing Platinum Coin Seigniorage: Part Six, More Political/Economic Objections
February 13th, 2013
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This series provides a framing document for Platinum Coin Seigniorage (PCS). In the five previous parts of the series, I pointed out that there are three classes of opponents of High Value Platinum Coin Seigniorage (HVPCS, $30 T and above). The first… more »
A Coin for Reading
February 1st, 2013
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by J.D. Alt, New Economic Perspectivesp> In a recent essay I suggested that MMT might be applied incrementally to put people to work creating certain very special public goods. I suggested that the social norms which prevent people from “seeing” the… more »
Platinum Prescription to Overcome Austerity Disease
January 19th, 2013
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Make 'Em Do It! I Still Choose Using High Value Platinum Coin Seigniorage To End Austerity! Yesterday, Ezra Klein reported in the Washington Post that: The Treasury Department will not mint a trillion-dollar platinum coin to get around the d… more »
The Terrifying Danger of the Trillion Dollar Coin
January 9th, 2013
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Written by John Lounsbury To be fair, I have to say almost no one is talking about the basic tenet of the seigniorage proposal. Warren Mosler mentioned it this week, but it probably went right over the head of all but the most serious students of the… more »
The Insanity of the Debt Ceiling Platinum Coin Debate
January 8th, 2013
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People are calling the Trillion Dollar coin, crazy, a farce, and even dangerous, but there is a common, mainstream proposal which is far more dangerous to our economy than the Trillion Dollar Coin. Over the next page or so, you’ll find out exactly ho… more »
