CLIP: We hear a lot about the national debt.
But do currency-issuing governments really ‘borrow' their own currencies?
The answer might surprise you.
Watch FINDING THE MONEY documentary, In Theaters and On Demand TOMORROW May 3: FindingMoneyFilm.com
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Also featuring @wbmosler, @FadhelKaboub, @mattybram, @profyuille, @Raulacarrillo, @iamdelmancoates, Randall Wray, and many more!
‘Since the fed govt is the issuer of the US dollar, why does it borrow dollars?”
All credit to Bernstein for honestly grappling with this question which mainstream econ textbooks skip over.
Including 'what is the dollar and where does it come from?'
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🧵 * EXPERT SPOTLIGHT * Featured in FINDING THE MONEY is Warren Mosler, early pioneer of what came to be known as #ModernMonetaryTheory. An entrepreneur and financial professional, @wbmosler has spent the past 40 years gaining an insider’s knowledge of monetary operations. (1/4)
He co-founded successful broker/dealer financial services firms and investment funds AVM and III. In addition to his work in the field of economics, he developed – and later sold – his own automobile line, Mosler Automotive. (2/4) #FindingtheMoney #MMT
In anticipation of FINDING THE MONEY’s world premiere at @woodstockfilm Festival on Sat, Sept 30th and Oct 1st, we're counting down the days by highlighting many of the thought leaders you'll encounter in the film and some of the behind the scenes moments that got us here. (3/4)