3 ms·
If you discover that a machine works differently from the way those operating the machine have been telling you, then asking them to accurately describe the ope
by dools 6y ago
If you discover that a machine works differently from the way those operating the machine have been telling you, then asking them to accurately describe the operation and justify their actions in that context is quite rightly described as a call to honesty.
It would only be begging the question if we were assuming MMT correctly describes how currency works, but that’s a provable from officially published sources; a fact rather than an assumption.
- slibhb 6y agoIf MMT is "provable" then MMT theorists will speedily win their debates with dissenting economists. Until then, it's just one theory among many and calling it "a call to honesty" is begging the question.
- dools 6y agoWell I would say it’s very hard to win a debate against ideology and ignorance ... ever tried debating someone on a street corner about the veracity of the bible? For example I think this is one of the best debates and even though plenty of Austrian economics fans have seen it, they think Murphy “wins”. What do you think? https://youtu.be/cUTLCDBONok https://youtu.be/cUTLCDBONok Also most of my work has been on verifying MMT in an Australian context, this is one of the best videos I produced about the reality of Australian federal finances: an interview with an investment manager: https://youtu.be/jq6QbMSPoxQ https://youtu.be/jq6QbMSPoxQ Stephanie Kelton and Warren Mosler have been producing massive volumes of similar stuff for the US. MMT economists regularly “win” debates based on facts, but the real game is winning hearts and minds and that takes longer.
- deleted 6y ago[deleted]