A repository of #MMT resources by @ActivistMMT., Discover and Read the Best of Twitter Threads by @MMTResources

A repository of #MMT resources by @ActivistMMT.

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1/ Taxing the rich is like audio compression.#LearnMMT [THREAD v.3]Here is about ten seconds of an interview where the interviewee is very soft and the interviewer is extremely loud in

A large collection of examples demonstrating the #MMT view of class conflict/class struggle, and where specifically MMT addresses it.[THREAD v.1](With thanks to many.) From a 2019 post by Australian economics

1/ When it comes to issuing currency the Federal Reserve is clearly a creature of Congress. They can inflict a lot of damage bc Congress allows them to do too

1/ “Have any other countries done #MMT (or used MMT) before to pay for social programs?"Here is a concise response (inspired by this FB post: https://www.facebook.com/groups/MMTforRP/permalink/2349663635347227?sfns=mo) where the question is

1/ Federal taxes don't fund federal spending.Federal spending funds federal taxes.[#LearnMMT thread v.1.1] 2/ Federal taxes don't fund federal spending.Federal spending funds federal taxes.It's not a cute statement. It's precisely

My own major twitter threads introducing basic #MMT concepts. (Image credit: @RealProgressUS)Disclaimer: These are layperson tutorials. Good introductions but not intended to be comprehensive or perfect.[THREAD v.2.2] What *is* money?

My own major twitter threads introducing basic #MMT concepts. (Image credit: @RealProgressUS)Disclaimer: I am *not* an expert.[THREAD v.2.1] #LearnMMT: What *is* money? What gives it value?https://twitter.com/MMTResources/status/1188962300981592069 #

ARCHIVE: Older threads I've written that are at least tangentially related to #MMT and economics. Please consider this particular thread more an archive than solid information. Canceling debt (student, medical,

***A Story To Introduce Modern Monetary Theory to kids.***[#LearnMMT thread v.2](This was inspired by a kid I met who told me he got in trouble for stealing hundreds of dollars