Tag Archives: fiat currency

The art of the possible

Posted on January 24, 2017 by camelotkidd

Politics is the art of the possible. It’s not enough for Democrats to simply oppose the policies of Donald Trump, they need to offer alternatives. And, while the marches and protests organized by the DNC and supporting NGO’s are … Continue reading →

Posted in neoliberals | Tagged Barack Obama, Bernie Sanders, bold vision, capital, Democrats, Donald Trump, fiat currency, Hillary Clinton, identity politics, John Michael Greer, Labor, Listen Liberal, MMT, neoliberal economic policies, neoliberals, New Economic Perspectives, Robert Reich, Stephanie Kelton, Thomas Frank, too big to fail, universal policies, Wall Street, wall street crash | Leave a comment

QE for you and me

Posted on May 23, 2016 by camelotkidd

Donald Trump is many things–racist, reality TV star, torture advocate, strong leader with fascist tendencies. However, Trump is also a truth-teller, in that he has repeatedly challenged conventional wisdom, as articulated by the American political and media elite. He’s kind of … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged 9-11, Bash kept us safe, Bernie Sanders, CBO, conventional wisdom, Donald Trump, economic orthodoxy, economic populism, fiat currency, George W. Bush, Iraq, Libya, Modern Monetary Theory, neoliberal, President Obama, public infrastructure, Syria, US imperialism | Leave a comment

Out of Thin Air

Posted on March 12, 2015 by camelotkidd

The US has a fiat currency, where money is created out of thin air with a stroke of the keyboard. For political reasons, we allow banks to enjoy the advantage of money creation rather than having the US Treasury issue … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged banks, CBO, Ellen Brown, fiat currency, MMT, Modern Monetary Theory, Naked Capitalism, Rothschild, Web of Debt | Leave a comment

Things that make me want to guzzle anti-freeze

Posted on December 4, 2012 by camelotkidd

Taking Charles Pierces signature phrase out for a test drive. Lately, the so-called “financial cliff” reporting makes me too want to guzzle anti-freeze. The dominant narrative every day about the scary, scary “financial cliff” drives home the fact that we … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged austerity, Charles Pierce, fiat currency, financial cliff, shock doctrine, starve the beast | Leave a comment

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