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The Curious Task

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The MMT: The New Economic Theory

For the past year now, we've spent 25% more than we've taken in. Well, that's unsustainable and if you think that's sustainable, you're crazy. And this is the net result of living in such a way that doesn't take into account what you can afford. Now the debt is between 100 and 220 trillion. That's so big that the variance in the debt is incomprehensible.

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