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Bob points out the numerous fallacies in a recent video arguing government debt is simply national savings. Arthur Laffer's “curve” is one of the most destructive ideas in modern economics. Sketched on a napkin in the 1970s, it claimed ... Most people think tax pays for government spending. It doesn't. In a modern monetary economy, governments that issue their own ... Why does neoliberalism survive when so many of its promises have failed? In this video, I suggest that the answer has nothing to ... Donald Trump calls himself the ultimate dealmaker. The record says otherwise. His breakthrough deal to reopen the Strait of ... What is fiscal policy, and why does it matter? Fiscal policy is one of the government's most powerful economic tools, yet it is also ...

A huge interest in a at the moment. William Thomson interviewed Rachel Reeves will present the Spring Statement as if she's delivering stability. The Office for Budget Responsibility will offer ... In 2023, the BBC admitted that comparing government finances to a household budget is “dangerous territory” that can mislead ... Is tax theft? Many people think so — and that belief shapes how we vote, how we treat public services, and how democracy ... In this podcast, I discuss with John Christensen how capitalism and democracy have come apart — and why this was not an ...

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Why Richard Murphy Is Wrong to Say Gary Stevenson Is Wrong

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Richard Murphy is Wrong About Government Debt | InFi #139

Richard Murphy is Wrong About Government Debt | InFi #139

Bob points out the numerous fallacies in a recent video arguing government debt is simply national savings.

The Laffer Curve is wrong, and here is the proof

The Laffer Curve is wrong, and here is the proof

Arthur Laffer's “curve” is one of the most destructive ideas in modern economics. Sketched on a napkin in the 1970s, it claimed ...

Everything You've Been Told About Tax Is Wrong

Everything You've Been Told About Tax Is Wrong

Most people think tax pays for government spending. It doesn't. In a modern monetary economy, governments that issue their own ...

Richard Murphy Doesn't Understand Economics

Richard Murphy Doesn't Understand Economics

A short rebuttal to

Why neoliberals are terrified of being proved wrong

Why neoliberals are terrified of being proved wrong

Why does neoliberalism survive when so many of its promises have failed? In this video, I suggest that the answer has nothing to ...

What else can Trump get wrong? All he now does is fail.

What else can Trump get wrong? All he now does is fail.

Donald Trump calls himself the ultimate dealmaker. The record says otherwise. His breakthrough deal to reopen the Strait of ...

What fiscal policy really is and why so many people get it wrong

What fiscal policy really is and why so many people get it wrong

What is fiscal policy, and why does it matter? Fiscal policy is one of the government's most powerful economic tools, yet it is also ...

Why we need to tax wealth but a wealth tax is the wrong idea - Richard Murphy

Why we need to tax wealth but a wealth tax is the wrong idea - Richard Murphy

A huge interest in a #WealthTax at the moment. William Thomson interviewed

Everything in Rachel Reeves’ Spring Statement today will be wrong – here’s why

Everything in Rachel Reeves’ Spring Statement today will be wrong – here’s why

Rachel Reeves will present the Spring Statement as if she's delivering stability. The Office for Budget Responsibility will offer ...

The BBC has admitted the household budget myth is wrong – so why do they still use it?

The BBC has admitted the household budget myth is wrong – so why do they still use it?

In 2023, the BBC admitted that comparing government finances to a household budget is “dangerous territory” that can mislead ...

Tax is not theft: why the “it’s my money” argument is wrong

Tax is not theft: why the “it’s my money” argument is wrong

Is tax theft? Many people think so — and that belief shapes how we vote, how we treat public services, and how democracy ...

Why are capitalism and democracy now in conflict?

Why are capitalism and democracy now in conflict?

In this podcast, I discuss with John Christensen how capitalism and democracy have come apart — and why this was not an ...