Powell: We are going to try to inflate our way out of this debt eventually. He says the correct game, theoretical response is actually to go into debt that would be at a fixed level and expect there to be inflation. "Since inflation is unavoidable, we should manage it in a way that really helps transfer credits resources from creditors to debtors," he adds.
Show Summary:
On this episode we meet with ecological economist and Professor in Community Development & Applied Economics and Public Administration, Josh Farley.
Money. What is it? Where does it come from? How is it created? How is it tethered to our biophysical balance sheet? What is on the horizon with our monetary system? How might we create and use money differently in the future during a source and sink contained system? Josh Farley explains it all - and explains how the links between money, energy, and the economy will become more central in our lives.
Click here to listen to Josh and Nate’s first conversation.
About Josh Farley:
Joshua Farley is an ecological economist and Professor in Community Development & Applied Economics and Public Administration at the University of Vermont. He is the President of the International Society for Ecological Economics.
For Show Notes and Transcript visit: https://www.thegreatsimplification.com/episode/29-josh-farley