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Did Modern Monetary Theory Elect Donald Trump?
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Heres a Job for Trumps Musk Commission: Take a Look at How the Federal Reserve Is Paying Banks Not to Lend: If the journalists wont ask the question of the Fed, maybe an official bottom-up look at our money-losing central bank is in order.
Judy L. Shelton | Sep. 10, 2024
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Mark H. Rose
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