One question that continually comes up when I do interviews is this: If governments are not financially constrained in their spending why do they issue debt?
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Bill Mitchell: Why do currency-issuing governments issue debt? – Part 1
Economics
DeStatis: German Economy sinks 0,3% in 4th quarter of 2021
Gross domestic product (GDP), 4th quarter of 2021-0.3% on the previous quarter (price-, seasonally and calendar adjusted)+1.8% on the same quarter a year earlier (price-adjusted)+1.8% on the same quarter a year earlier (price- and calendar-adjusted) […]
Geopolitics
Ryan Grim, Murtaza Hussain: Jeffrey Epstein Aided Alan Dershowitz’s Attack on Mearsheimer and Walt’s “Israel Lobby”
Epstein and Alan Dershowitz collaborated on smear campaigns against Mearsheimer, Walt, and an underage assault victim making allegations against Epstein—in the same week. Read Article HERE
Climate Crisis
Martha Myers: Amid rising climate catastrophes, why is the EU putting an oil man in charge?
European Commission President Ursula Von Der Leyen has appointed former Shell employee Wopke Hoekstra as the new Climate Commissioner. Hoekstra’s “most noteworthy political achievement regarding climate is as a target of a parliamentary inquiry, where […]
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