Are you the farmer?

After "Growth in a Time of Debt" it's disgraceful, but not remotely surprising, that idiots like Rogoff remain "respected economists".

Wannabe fascist.

The mainstream really are utterly clueless as to what is happening, aren't they?

If you, like 99.9% of people think that the amount you tax determines the amount you can spend, then you are part of the problem. Spending first, tax second. Educate yourself. Learn MMT. Everything changes.

Cricket

This is why nothing ever sticks.

It's a cult like, Dunning Krugeresque faith system that attracts highly opinionated people who have "decided already" that they are right and who "believe what they see" rather than acquainting themselves with facts.

Diane, have you seen the @rethinkecon.bsky.social report ‘Is Economics Education Fit for the 21st Century?’ (published last year)

It offers solid data on the shortcomings of the econ teaching in the U.K. Ha-Joon was actively involved in the project.

www.rethinkeconomics.org/edu-material...

They can't turn it around in 1400 years if they insist on following the debunked neoclassical economics of every government since 1979. The only solution allowed by this failed model is cuts.

Fantastic book. Can't recommend it highly enough. Looking forward to the LSE talk.

And, at around the same time, to paraphrase: the lamps are going out all over America, we shall not see them lit again in our lifetime.

I just want a Dukla Prague away kit.