Will AI Solve Scarcity?
Do technology and machine learning portend an end to scarcity and a solution to monetary policy? Jeff and Bob discuss.
Monetary Policy
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Government Spending Is the Real Tax; Deficits Are a Sideshow
While politicians claiming to be "fiscally responsible" call for balanced budgets, the real drag on the economy is government spending itself.
Ireland: When MMT and Price Controls Collide, Little Remains
Ireland has been "experimenting" with MMT and price controls. The results are predictable.
To Succeed, the AfCFTA Must Be about Actual Free Trade, Not Government-Managed “Free Trade”
The African Continent Free Trade Area has the potential to serve Africans and bring about better living standards. However, it is threatened by government attempts to "manage" trade.
Does an Increase in Demand Cause Economic Growth? How Keynesians Reverse the Roles of Demand and Supply
Standard Keynesian theory posits that if the economy slows, government can revitalize it by increasing spending, which supposedly creates new demand. But government can't create something from nothing.
The Hydra-Headed Model of Social Change
Adherents of MMT present their ideas in the form of a hydra. Shoot down one idea and another pops up that is just as preposterous. This is no accident.
Ireland: When MMT and Price Controls Collide, Little Remains
Ireland has been "experimenting" with MMT and price controls. The results are predictable.
How States Are Fighting the Fed with JP Cortez
Tho Bishop and JP Cortez discuss the ongoing legislative battles over money at the state level.
Nickel: How Government Alchemists Turned a Base Money Hard and Now Are Expected to Kill It.
Nickel is a base metal the government used to replace silver. Since then, the government has inflated so much that even nickel is too valuable for US coinage.
