Basically, most of the claims of “modern monetary theory” are true; and, we are already doing them. We’ve been doing them for the last fifty years, and more.

Modern Monetary Theory for Conservatives. Re-thinking the conservative approach to government spending. Jonathan Culbreath . Mar 24, 2021 12:01 AM.

Modern Monetary Theory says that a government doesn’t need to sell bonds to borrow money, since that is the money it can create on its own. The government sells bonds to drain excess reserves ...

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, the newly elected representative from the Bronx, told Business Insider recently that modern monetary theory, or MMT, should “be a larger part of our conversation ...

In the simplest terms, Modern Monetary Theory (MMT) posits that a sovereign country with the ability to print its own currency should do so. Newsletters Games Share a News Tip. Featured.

Modern Monetary Theory, which asserts that deficits are good for the economy and surpluses are a drag, has gained popularity and prominence through economic blogs.

The term “modern monetary theory” has been talked about so much lately that we mainstream economists need to try to understand it. We’re having trouble, though I’m beginning to suspect ...

Tick off a loss for the modern monetary theorists amid rising inflation, says InfraCap Founder and CEO Jay Hatfield. Modern Monetary Theory (MMT) is a macroeconomic lens which prescribes that ...

Modern Monetary Theory (MMT) has gained mainstream popularity in recent years with Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont and Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York sharing their support ...

Modern Monetary Theory is the idea that has been behind these calls for New Deal-type expansions of government. “The very words ‘debt’ and ‘deficit’ have been weaponized for political ...

So it is with modern monetary theory. Ironically, this basket of economic fallacies, embraced by policymakers during the Biden-Harris administration, may have returned Donald Trump to the White House.