Yes, it is. However, the “pay-go” system is one that a progressive House of Representatives will have to get rid of. The reasons for this are (1) the system is […]
If a candidate for the House or Senate decides to answer “How will you pay for it?” by using OCF, then before too long someone who cares about that question […]
Here is the best answer to the question posed in the title. I invite every progressive political candidate to use it in 2018 and future elections. Article I, Section 8 […]
Periodically, as reaching the debt ceiling approaches, a spate of articles and posts appear in the mainstream media warning about an impending government financial crisis, and doing so in a […]
Dear Senator (or Congressman) _________ The simple answer to the question “how are you gonna pay for it?” is for Congress to both: (1) mandate the Treasury to spend its […]
Joy Marie Mann’s recent interview with Texas Congressional candidate Linsey Fagan revealed a person with good intentions and a progressive disposition who needs some education in monetary realities and in […]
Debt ceiling crisis politics has now provided us a temporary respite by getting a Continuing Resolution passed that will re-open the government until the next deadline for broader agreement on […]
Seeking “some education” Jared Bernstein recently asked some questions about MMT (Modern Money Theory).This series is my effort at some answers. Part I is about deficit spending, Part II covers […]
Much of the leverage conservatives and Republicans have over our fate is due to the belief most people hold that federal deficits, the national debt, and the GDP ratio are […]
The Puerto Rico natural disaster has been commented on extensively in the Press and alternative media. For example: Jeff Spross in The Week; Over the long term, Puerto Rico should […]