What is Modern Money Theory (MMT)?
MMT describes how the economy works. Although MMT does not prescribe government policy, there are some “natural” consequences. Some MMT core points are below.
Posts from Richard Murphy at Tax Research UK
- Tariffs are regressive taxation – so no wonder Trump likes themon 2 April 2025 by Richard Murphy
Tariffs are regressive taxes. Regressive taxes are those where the tax rate decreases as the taxpayer’s income increases. In other words, people with lower incomes pay Read the full article...
- Advertising makes you unhappy – by designon 2 April 2025 by Richard Murphy
Advertising makes you unhappy with what you have, and even who you are. That’s how it works. So, do we need to better regulate it? Read the full article...
- My approach to MMT – the AI versionon 2 April 2025 by Richard Murphy
This is another AI (ChatGPT) generated summary of my thinking. I asked it to discuss my approach to modern monetary theory. The following text is Read the full article...
- No one is talking about the Awful April cost of excessive interest rates – and they should beon 2 April 2025 by Richard Murphy
There was a lot of coverage yesterday about the ‘Awful April’ about above-inflation bill rises that people are now facing on things such as: Energy Read the full article...
- The IEA and anarcho-capitalismon 2 April 2025 by Richard Murphy
I got this in n email from the far-right Institute of Economic Affairs yesterday: Do I need to say anything more, except to ask why Read the full article...
Posts from Bill Mitchell – Modern Monetary Theory
- The hollowing out of the middle class in the US and beyondon 31 March 2025 by bill
The Post WW2 period was marked by the mass consumption boom and the rise of the ‘middle class’, which is a sociological designation that is intended to say that the working class had segments that had experienced better conditions and outcomes than the labouring cohorts. The fact that Capital (as a class) deigned to concede…
- What is the purpose of fiscal policy? Don’t ask Rachel Reeves!on 27 March 2025 by bill
It’s been a week of grand fiscal statements. Tuesday, it was for Australia as I discussed yesterday – Australian fiscal statement – rising unemployment amidst a moderate fiscal contraction (March 26, 2025). Then yesterday in the UK, the Labour Chancellor delivered the British Government’s – Spring Statement 2025. Both statements come at a time when…
- Australian fiscal statement – rising unemployment amidst a moderate fiscal contractionon 26 March 2025 by bill
Last night (March 25, 2025), the Australian government delivered the latest fiscal statement for 2025-26 (aka – The Budget – and, in doing so tried to win renewed electoral appeal given its waning popularity and a national election that has to be held in the next 6 or so weeks. So it offered the tax…
- The Far Right opposition to the euro in Germany has nothing to do with MMTon 24 March 2025 by bill
Edward Elgar, my sometime publisher, is interested in me updating my 2015 book – Eurozone Dystopia: Groupthink and Denial on a Grand Scale (published May 2015). I have held them off for a few years because there have been notable developments such as Brexit, COVID-19, and more since I finished that work, which are still…
- Australian labour market deteriorates – employment and participation fall, underlying unemployment rate is 4.7 rather than 4.1 per centon 20 March 2025 by bill
Today (March 20, 2025), the Australian Bureau of Statistics released the latest – Labour Force, Australia – for February 2025. The contraction in overall employment growth, the participation rate, and the employment-population ratio are all signs of a deteriorating situation. Unemployment always lags behind the employment dynamics because of the participation rate movements, which means…
Other Modern Money Theory Proponents
Other MMT Discussion
- MMT For the British People (Facebook group)
- Modern Money Theory (MMT) Australia (Facebook group)
- Modern Money Theory Dank Meme Stash (Facebook group)
- Intro to MMT – Modern Monetary Theory (Facebook group)
- MMT Podcast (Christian Reilly) (Twitter)
- Activist #MMT, the podcast (Twitter)
- Money on the Left (Twitter) (Web site)
- MMT France (En français)
- Stephanie Kelton @ The Lens/Substack