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Episode 107: Modern Monetary Theory The Government as Referee, Player, and Scorekeeper

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Warren Mosler on the Modern Monetary Theory

A group of TSA workers have been arrested for running a $100 million cocaine smuggling ring from Puerto Rico to the mainland United States. The federal government actually spends first, only then can taxes be paid or Treasury Bonds purchased. It's much like the movie theater where they don't collect the tickets first and then sell them. Warren Mosler has 40 years experience in the financial industry.

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