#Deficit

James A. Robichaux

JamesRobichaux

Democrats would do well to get into the habit of leading with a qualifier, the likes of which @AOC made here that I highlighted, when responding to GOP concerns about

Erin Riley

erinrileyau

Oh FFS, WE HAVE JOBKEEPER TO SHOW FOR IT. We have income support during shut downs to show for it. Also, "lefties" who complain about deficit spending (ESPECIALLY counter-cyclical deficit

Tshepo Madlingozi

TshepoMadlingo1

The problem is two-fold:Firstly, there is a trust deficit between the state & citizens. This deficit is caused by the fact that the state often fails to deliver basic services;

Remi Tetot

TetotRemi

In 2020 US Treasury Federal Revenue dropped by -34.7%... Which was the 2nd largest drop in history just behind 1929... As US gvt revenue collapsed, US Budget Deficit nearly Tripled

Timothy Huyer

tim4hire

Mr Cooper is referring here to a part of Bill C-14 which would amend the Borrowing Authority Act to raise the maximum amount of outstanding debt to $1.831 trillion. But

Jim Stanford

JimboStanford

Before people go into paroxysms of deficit-angst today, keep in mind a fundamental truth of economic accounting: one sector's deficit is another's surplus. By pumping billions into income supports &

Joseph Gagnon

GagnonMacro

Especially since the global financial crisis, the efficient markets hypothesis has not been in high repute. Yet, economists implicitly rely on that hypothesis when they downplay concerns about currency manipulation.

The Kaipullai

thekaipullai

How to sound intellectual on a budget day?First, start off with a sentence containing phrases like, proactive tax Rationalization, infrastructure financing, economic intervention"This budget should focus on proactive economic intervent

Brad Setser

Brad_Setser

The mechanics of the CBRT's balance sheet are complicated, given the CBRT and the banks mutual dependence on swaps (CBRT gets the fx it needs, banks the TL funding they

Coach Zainul Arifin 🇲🇾

coachzainul

There's no magic in Keto Diet, it's just creating a massive calorie deficit. Why don't you do that's while consuming balanced macros? What I'm trying to prove here is: if

Brian Romanchuk

RomanchukBrian

“The Deficit Myth: a review” by ⁦@CJFDillow⁩ I wouldn’t characterise the review as negative, but I disagree with some of the complaints within.As the title suggests, argues a lot of

Busi Anti-Austerity Sibeko

SubiBuseko

Surely this is not the same IMF that has told the G20 to keep spending because the withdrawal of fiscal support could "impose further harm on livelihoods and heighten the

Seun Smith

seunsmith

Using the additional Jul & Aug data from the 2021 Budget presentation, my FY2020 deficit “no frills” forecast stays flat at 5.59 Tn (previously 5.62 Tn).Using the more optimistic numbers

O₿iWan

ObiWanKenoBit

Fed Goldbugs1/Prior to joining the Fed, Alan Greenspan was a strong proponent of the gold standard. In his 1966 article “Gold and Economic Freedom” he expressed deep concerns regarding the

Pete Wharmby

commaficionado

Autistic folk aren't very keen on the use of the jigsaw puzzle piece as a symbol for autism, for a variety of reasons. One, it is primarily associated with the

Dr. Julia Coronado

jc_econ

There is no relationship b/w deficits & interest rates in the US & many other advanced economies. Centuries of dynamic institution building underpin our reserve currency status that allows rates

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