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Of course you could fund it by introducing new taxes. But it’s still trillions in spending above what we’re doing now, and there’s a rather extreme lack of imag
by philwelch 6y ago
Of course you could fund it by introducing new taxes. But it’s still trillions in spending above what we’re doing now, and there’s a rather extreme lack of imagination if paying people to play video games is the most creative and productive use you can think of for over a trillion dollars per year in new government spending.
> Also note that nearly all the analysis uses "orthodox macroeconomics," the mix of keynesianism and monetarism that seems to be falling apart as a consensus atm.
Ah, the old “money printer go brr” theory. I wonder how much 1000 Zimbabwe dollars or 1000 Weimar marks or 1000 Venezuelan bolivars will actually buy you.