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Who Actually Makes Money?

In an earlier post, I described a contradiction between popular economic theory and statistical data. In this post, I will describe true premises upon which we can develop more accurate theories.

Posted in Economics, Money & Banking

Money Supply and Bank Reserves

Introduction The fact that we perpetuate false or inaccurate theories causes at least one problem for understanding money and its role. For years economic classes have taught that the Federal Reserve

Posted in Economics, Intervention

Climate, Freedom, & Money

Jim Berger
posted on April 24, 2019January 27, 2020
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Introduction “Climate change” represents the crisis de jure. We have no choice but to accept that human activity has created a crisis level of change in the climate of the world. To deal with

Posted in Economics, Exchange

Disrupting the Money Cycle

Jim Berger
posted on January 17, 2019January 27, 2020
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Artificial changes in the money supply always disrupt the money cycle and cause price disruptions that lead to production problems in otherwise normally functioning markets. Introduction The

Posted in Economic Reasoning, Economics

The Dangers of Modern Monetary Theory

Jim Berger
posted on January 15, 2019January 27, 2020
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At the core of Modern Monetary Theory (MMT) lies the implicit premise that the acquisition of money represents an end of itself. MMT bases its argument on what some people refer to as a

Posted in Economics, Money & Banking, Money Matters Book