#Deficits

"Debt crises occur because debt & debt service costs rise faster than incomes that are needed to service them, causing a deleveraging.While the CB can alleviate debt crises by lowering
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sub-types of narcissism:The Unprincipled Narcissist:Deficient conscience; unscrupulous, amoral, disloyal, fraudulent, deceptive, arrogant, exploitive; a con artist and charlatan; dominating, contemptuous, vindictive. The Amorous Narcissist:Sexually s
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1/10CFR has put together an excellent “Global Imbalances Tracker” that allows users access to current account data in a very handy format. There were two things that struck me most
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My brother is a 3rd grade teacher at Title I school serving a low-income community of color in a red state. Many of his students have serious pre-existing conditions. As
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The peril of Masking Whilst Autistic.Amidst society, countless thousands of autistic adults who don't 'look autistic' and don't 'sound autistic'. Nor do we move in noticeable 'autistic ways'. In theory
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"Social Responsiveness Scale" (SRS). I want to take another gallop through this extremely strange questionnaire that has been used to prove 'deficits' in autistic people. Does it?Here we go...and I've
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The contrast in leadership and competence is stunning. We aren’t even 100 days in and the differences are stark. 25% vaccinated this fast? @JoeBiden isn’t magic, just competent. He started
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1. Breaking: We are amassing a body of research on the likely impact of the pandemic on children's learning. The news is not good. Some students will lose up
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MINI PSYCHOLOGY 101 LESSON parasocial relationships!! WHAT IS IT? a parasocial relationship is a one-sided, NON-RECIPROCATED relationship, often with a celebrity. they are strong emotional bonds we create with
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Since "the West pushes Russia into China's arms" is quite popular myth among some Western politicians and pundits, it is worth to remind few things: THREAD 1/7https://twitter.com/AntoineBondaz/status/1319665977760632833?s=20 1
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The @bankofengland & @hmtreasury have announced an extension of the government's Ways & Means Account (the government's overdraft at the central bank) which has recently only been used on manage
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Your all-too infrequent reminder that #MMT has never argued for "printing money" the way you've all read about it in textbooks. Past experience suggests only those who already understand this
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[thread] I’m sorry to disagree with my good friend Dirk Ehnts (@DEhnts) but this analysis is just wrong. Here’s why https://twitter.com/BRAVENEWEUROPE1/status/1246844644203335680 MMT makes a crucial distinction between countries that have
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This year has taught me a lot about the importance of...Need based business A thread People have different criteria for what a need based business is, but for me it’s
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The American Academy of Pediatric *finally* weighs in on schools."the AAP strongly advocates that all policy considerations for the coming school year should start with a goal of having students
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1/I am frustrated with many of the math tech programs out there that say they are data-driven. My issues: 2/Yes, I’m not excited to see math boiled down into tiny
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