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Well 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 bibl
by dools 6y ago
Well 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.