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Re:Propaganda, censorship, and surveillance are all attribut... by refurb on Wednesday October 14, 2020 @08:01AM (#24775562)
That’s actually a really good summary.

“This time it’s different” comes up again and again (tech bubble, housing bubble) and it turns out, no, it’s not different.

The latest is MMT, in which people say “you can print as much money as you want without fears of inflation because this time it’s different”. And maybe it is? But there is a good chance that, no, it’s not different this time.

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Re:Propaganda, censorship, and surveillance are all attribut... by kazagistar on Wednesday October 14, 2020 @09:31AM (#24776300)
Or thinking that this time, a constantly growing wealth gap between the rich and the poor won't lead to a revolution if major reformation doesn't happen first.

Also, pretty sure MMT knows that printing money leads to inflation. Thats why the theory has taxes to remove money as well, if you want to tax someone other then those who hold capital evenly (which is inflation).

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