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Monthly Archives: January 2013
Mitchell’s economic prediction revisited
Bill Mitchell predicted in August that the idea of the then-current Japanese government to increase the VAT would shrink GDP while not doing anything to decrease deficits and public debt. GDP has shrunk in the second half of the year, … Continue reading
Posted in austerity, developed countries, economic policy, MMT, public debt
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How badly will ending the payroll tax holiday inpact on US GDP growth?
Seems that US GDP shrunk slightly in the fourth quarter of 2012 and the mainstream now acts terribly surprised. So just to have something to check against in three months, a prediction from Warren Mosler’s website: http://moslereconomics.com/2013/01/02/growth-impact-from-yesterdays-deal/
Posted in austerity, debt, economic policy
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In neo-liberalism, it’s always the individual’s fault
There’s a post up at Telepolis in which the author contrasts neo-classical, Austrian and MMT-approaches to solving the current crisis. His diagnosis is that the problem is private over-indebtedness, which “paralyzes” individuals and banks and which needs to addressed “as … Continue reading
The money-driven US politics
There’s a post up at the Esquire, called Brunch with the populists, describing the way money influences US politics: In Washington, on a weekend like this one, money doesn’t seem like power any more than moonlight does. The presence of … Continue reading
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The superdome construction couldn’t wait 90 days when the average Katrina victim waited months to years
Yahoo Sports has an article on how Robert Goodell did so much good for New Orleans’ American Football and should not be vilified for cracking down on the Saints for the “bounty” program. It’s just plain disgusting. To wit: Thornton … Continue reading
Posted in Hypocrisy, professional sports, public debt
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Why focusing on the foreign exchange rate won’t get us anywhere
This is a slightly edited repost of something I wrote in a discussion at Crommunist’s blog. I don’t want it to get lost in the comments. There’s a commenter who calls himself Raging Bee who focuses on the relative external … Continue reading
Another year and austerity still doesn’t work!
So, Germany’s GDP has shrunk in the fourth quarter and growth for the entire year was weak (http://www.spiegel.de/international/business/german-shows-budget-surplus-in-2012-despite-slow-growth-a-877563.html) – weaker than in Japan, China or the US, countries that did not go (full) austerity. This doesn’t come as a surprise … Continue reading
Posted in austerity, belief systems, economic policy, eurocrisis, media, neo-liberalism
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EMU member states are not “sovereign”
Just read an analysis of Stratfor on the European situation that was, as usual spot-on, in describing the goings-on, the points of contention, and the potential effects if the current policies are continued. Stratfor is firmly rooted in the current … Continue reading
Posted in austerity, debt, economic policy, eurocrisis, public debt
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