“The debt isn’t the reason we can’t have nice things. Our broken thinking is. To fix our broken thinking, we need to overcome more than just an aversion to big numbers with the word debt attached.” -Stephanie Kelton

I watched FINDING THE MONEY last night. 🍿📺 Very worthwhile. MMT seems like one of the most important ideas of our time. Didn't discuss student loan debt much, but otherwise good film. Thanks Stephanie Kelton for spreading this important conversation.

'We study economics so as not to be fooled by economists' - Mathew Forstater paraphrasing Joan Robinson On the #climatecrisis and so much else. Watch FINDING THE MONEY film: findingmoneyfilm.com/where-to-watch/

Wow, this is really eye opening. The difference between a cat 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 hurricane 👀🫣

Can we afford not to go extinct? @NYTimes decides to focus on the 'national debt' today, in the midst of horrific #climate destruction Watch FINDING THE MONEY doc for a new perspective on real limits and possibilities: findingmoneyfilm.com/where-to-watch/

Ironically, one way to distinguish MMT from “vanilla Keynesianism” relates directly to the Q posed to Jared: why does the US government borrow its own currency? MMTers know that it doesn’t borrow, and that the national debt is the nation’s money supply. Pretty big distinction.

When it comes to a Green New Deal people ask: “How will you pay for it?” As though we're not paying for it now in loss of life & billions of dollars in destruction. The Green New Deal isn't radical. Transforming our energy system saves lives, saves money & saves the planet.

How many people understand this? When the government sells bonds, it’s not going deeper into debt. It’s changing the *composition* of federal obligations—fewer Fed liabilities and more Treasury liabilities.

Stop issuing bonds.

Tax the Rich because they're taking more than their fair share of resources & power, not because we need their money to feed a hungry kid. Stephanie Kelton on Novara Media in the UK: Watching FINDING THE MONEY: findingmoneyfilm.com/where-to-watch/

Where will the UK government ‘find the money’ with the £22 billion 'black hole'? Hint: for a currency issuing govt like the UK, ‘finding the money’ is never the problem… Watch FINDING THE MONEY doc on Vimeo: findingthemoney.vhx.tv/products/findi…

3 FREE Screenings this week of FINDING THE MONEY! Oct 23: Australia, Wollongong Univ Oct 23: Germany, Dresden Univ Oct 24: UC Berkeley, 8pm- 130 Wheeler All followed by Q&As! findingmoneyfilm.com/where-to-watch/

FINDING THE MONEY documentary screening w/ Q&A in Copenhagen, Denmark: Friday Jan 17! At the Danish Film Institute DK Film Institute Get tickets 👉 dfi.dk/cinemateket/bi… findingmoneyfilm.com/where-to-watch/

Bolton UK: Free/donation screening of FINDING THE MONEY documentary Friday Jan 31! 7:30pm 16 Wood St. Followed by virtual Q&A

.Elon Musk: “If we don’t do something about this deficit, country’s going bankrupt!” To get a bigger picture on how govt spending works, and the illegal Musk/Trump cuts- FINDING THE MONEY documentary is now FREE on YouTube! youtu.be/Mrje-m01kI8?si… findingmoneyfilm.com/where-to-watch/