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Nonilex<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/JDVance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#JDVance</a> said the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/trade" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#trade</a> situation w/ <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/China" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#China</a> was not sustainable. He said “Liberation Day”was only 30 days ago, & “we are in the early innings” of negotiations.<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Treasury" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Treasury</a> Secy <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ScottBessent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ScottBessent</a>, speaking at a <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/House" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#House</a> hearing on Wednesday, declined to say which countries are close to reaching trade agreements w/the US & said that the deals would initally be agreements *in principle* that would be finalized in the coming months.<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/geopolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#geopolitics</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/security" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#security</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/inflation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#inflation</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/recession" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#recession</a>

Crypto NewsMetaplanet Lifts Bitcoin Stash by 555 BTC, Plans to Sell Debt to Buy More - Japanese investment firm Metaplanet (3350) said it will sell a second $25 million of bond... - <a href="https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2025/05/07/metaplanet-lifts-bitcoin-stash-by-555-btc-plans-to-sell-debt-to-buy-more" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2025/05/07/metaplanet-lifts-bitcoin-stash-by-555-btc-plans-to-sell-debt-to-buy-more</a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/metaplanet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#metaplanet</a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/bondissue" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#bondissue</a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/treasury" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#treasury</a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/markets" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#markets</a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/bitcoin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#bitcoin</a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#japan</a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/news" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#news</a>

Democracy Matters :verified:It’s hard to imagine anyone more uncomfortable than Scott Bessent. What’s it like to destroy yourself in public, Scott?<a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/ScottBessent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ScottBessent</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Treasury" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Treasury</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#USPol</a>

Nonilex“Who pays <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/tariffs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#tariffs</a> Mr. Secretary?”During a congressional hearing on Tuesday, Rep. Mark Pocan (D-WI) was clearly unsatisfied w/the stumbling nonresponse from <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Treasury" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Treasury</a> Secy <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ScottBessent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ScottBessent</a>.<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Bessent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Bessent</a> stammered, eventually telling <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Pocan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Pocan</a>, "It's a very complicated question."Hmmm. Is it really?<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Trump</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/economy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#economy</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/inflation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#inflation</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/recession" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#recession</a>

Europe Says<a href="https://www.europesays.com/2045341/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.europesays.com/2045341/</a> What Treasury Execs Should Know <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/bitcoin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#bitcoin</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/BitcoinEtfs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BitcoinEtfs</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/blockchain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#blockchain</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/crypto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#crypto</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/CryptoRegulation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CryptoRegulation</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/cryptocurrency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#cryptocurrency</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#News</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/PYMNTSNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PYMNTSNews</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/stablecoins" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#stablecoins</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/treasury" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#treasury</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/TreasuryManagement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TreasuryManagement</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/WallStreet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WallStreet</a>

Wokebloke for Democracy"Japan could use its $1 trillion-plus holdings of U.S. Treasuries as a card in trade talks with Washington, its finance minister said on Friday"<a href="https://www.reuters.com/markets/asia/japans-us-treasury-holdings-among-tools-trade-talks-finance-minister-kato-says-2025-05-01/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.reuters.com/markets/asia/japans-us-treasury-holdings-among-tools-trade-talks-finance-minister-kato-says-2025-05-01/</a> <a href="https://libretooth.gr/tags/Treasury" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Treasury</a> <a href="https://libretooth.gr/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#USA</a> <a href="https://libretooth.gr/tags/Japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Japan</a> <a href="https://libretooth.gr/tags/Tariffs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Tariffs</a> <a href="https://libretooth.gr/tags/Trade" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Trade</a>

eicker.news ᳇ tech news»<a href="https://eicker.news/tags/Tether" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Tether</a> says <a href="https://eicker.news/tags/Treasury" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Treasury</a> exposure neared $120 billion in Q1, posts $1 billion profit: includes indirect Treasury exposure through money market funds and reverse repurchase agreements.« <a href="https://www.theblock.co/post/352760/tether-says-treasury-exposure-neared-120-billion-in-q1-posts-1-billion-profit?eicker.news" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.theblock.co/post/352760/tether-says-treasury-exposure-neared-120-billion-in-q1-posts-1-billion-profit?eicker.news</a> <a href="https://eicker.news/tags/tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#tech</a> <a href="https://eicker.news/tags/media" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#media</a> <a href="https://eicker.news/tags/news" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#news</a>

☮ ♥ ♬ 🧑‍💻Day 32 🗳️💨Things are coming in thick and fast today, so I’ll try to summarise the major themes. No Policies of the <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/Liberal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Liberal</a>, <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/LNP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#LNP</a> and <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/Coalition" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Coalition</a>. <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/AngusTaylor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AngusTaylor</a> (Opposition Treasurer, Liberal) hands in his <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/Economics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Economics</a> homework late, it’s got problems. A 🎃 derivative that is toxic ☢️“A Coalition government would drive the <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/budget" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#budget</a> deeper into <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/deficit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#deficit</a> over the coming two years, as the shadow finance minister, <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/JaneHume" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#JaneHume</a>, insisted her party’s plan to save $17.2bn by <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/slashing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#slashing</a> the number of <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/Canberra" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Canberra</a>-based <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/PublicServants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PublicServants</a> by 41,000 through “natural attrition” was achievable.”If returned to power, the Coalition would gut a long list of environment and clean energy programs, including <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/scrapping" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#scrapping</a> the <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/NetZero" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NetZero</a> <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/Economy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Economy</a> <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/Agency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Agency</a>, reversing Labor’s <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/TaxBreaks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TaxBreaks</a> for <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/ElectricVehicles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ElectricVehicles</a>, and redirecting money slated for the <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/HomeBatteries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#HomeBatteries</a> program.<a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/Reversing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Reversing</a> tax incentives for green hydrogen would save $1.5bn over four years, and not proceeding with Labor’s critical mineral production tax credits would save $1.2bn, the Coalition’s election policy costings show.”<a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/AusPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AusPol</a> / <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/treasury" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#treasury</a> / <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/costings" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#costings</a> / <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/economy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#economy</a> / <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/future" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#future</a> <<a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/may/01/coalition-costings-federal-election-promises-larger-deficit-cut-foreign-aid-environment-clean-energy" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/may/01/coalition-costings-federal-election-promises-larger-deficit-cut-foreign-aid-environment-clean-energy</a>>

Eric MaugendreFederal “debt” is the total of outstanding <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Treasury" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Treasury</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Securities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Securities</a>.The US government could pay off all its so-called “debt” tomorrow simply by debiting all Treasury-security accounts and crediting the Treasury-Security owners’ checking accounts.The entire process neither adds nor subtracts money from the economy (but for interest paid).<a href="https://mas.to/tags/obligations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#obligations</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/bonds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#bonds</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/liquidity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#liquidity</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/borrowing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#borrowing</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/debt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#debt</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/money" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#money</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Treasury" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Treasury</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/PublicTreasury" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PublicTreasury</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/currency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#currency</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/MMT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MMT</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/policy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#policy</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/economy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#economy</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/credit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#credit</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/economics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#economics</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/macroEconomics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#macroEconomics</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#USPol</a>

CopterDoctorIf <a href="https://mstdn.party/tags/TrumpTariffs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TrumpTariffs</a> are pumping huge amounts of 💰into the <a href="https://mstdn.party/tags/Treasury" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Treasury</a>, then why did <a href="https://mstdn.party/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Trump</a> tell <a href="https://mstdn.party/tags/Bezos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Bezos</a> not to put the price of the tariff increase on the <a href="https://mstdn.party/tags/Amazon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Amazon</a> receipts? Because he’s LYING to his <a href="https://mstdn.party/tags/MAGA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MAGA</a> supporters & they’re too stupid to realize it.

Eric Maugendre“A sovereign government does not need to collect taxes or issue bonds to finance spending. It finances directly through money creation.” – Eric Tymoigne is an associate professor of economics at Lewis & Clark College, NY, who specializes in the fields of <a href="https://mas.to/tags/money" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#money</a> and <a href="https://mas.to/tags/banking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#banking</a>, monetary theory, and financial macroeconomics<a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/economics" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@economics</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/fiatMoney" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#fiatMoney</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/moneyIssuance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#moneyIssuance</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/moneyCreation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#moneyCreation</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/monetaryCreation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#monetaryCreation</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/monetaryTheory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#monetaryTheory</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/slogan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#slogan</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/quotes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#quotes</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/debt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#debt</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/deficit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#deficit</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Fed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Fed</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/CentralBank" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CentralBank</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/CentralBanks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CentralBanks</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Treasury" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Treasury</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/currency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#currency</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/MMT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MMT</a>

Democracy Matters :verified:And nobody’s better at destroying his own credibility than Scott Bessent. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent defends the 'strategic uncertainty' of Trump's trade talks: 'Nobody's better at creating this leverage' <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/scott-bessent-trump-tariffs-trade-strategic-uncertainty-2025-4" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.businessinsider.com/scott-bessent-trump-tariffs-trade-strategic-uncertainty-2025-4</a><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/ScottBessent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ScottBessent</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Treasury" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Treasury</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/GOPLiar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#GOPLiar</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/GOPWhore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#GOPWhore</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#USPol</a>

Democracy Matters :verified:Bessent Does Not Back Up Trump’s Claim of Trade Talks With China’s Xi <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/27/us/politics/bessent-trump-xi-tariffs.html?unlocked_article_code=1.C08.pkc4.enZoZJUreWWo&smid=url-share" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/27/us/politics/bessent-trump-xi-tariffs.html?unlocked_article_code=1.C08.pkc4.enZoZJUreWWo&smid=url-share</a><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/ScottBessent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ScottBessent</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/TrumpAdmin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TrumpAdmin</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Treasury" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Treasury</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#USPol</a>

Democracy Matters :verified:Yale classmates warn Trump Treasury Secretary Bessent he risks enabling descent ‘into fascism’ <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2025/04/25/yale-treasury-scott-bessent-trump-fascism-us.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.cnbc.com/2025/04/25/yale-treasury-scott-bessent-trump-fascism-us.html</a><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/ScottBessent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ScottBessent</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Treasury" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Treasury</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Yale" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Yale</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/ResignScottBessent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ResignScottBessent</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#USPol</a>

Eric MaugendreSovereign states invest or spend as much as they want by issuing they own money and credit.<a href="https://mas.to/tags/fiatMoney" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#fiatMoney</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/moneyIssuance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#moneyIssuance</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/moneyCreation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#moneyCreation</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/monetaryCreation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#monetaryCreation</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/money" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#money</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/slogan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#slogan</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/debt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#debt</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/deficit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#deficit</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Fed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Fed</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/CentralBank" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CentralBank</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/CentralBanks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CentralBanks</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Treasury" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Treasury</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/currency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#currency</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/MMT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MMT</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/power" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#power</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/transactions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#transactions</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/policy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#policy</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/government" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#government</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#politics</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/economy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#economy</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/credit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#credit</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/economics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#economics</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/administration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#administration</a>

Eric MaugendreNobody ever reimburses national debt. Sovereign states restructure it.<a href="https://mas.to/tags/bonds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#bonds</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/liquidity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#liquidity</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/liquidities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#liquidities</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/securities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#securities</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/borrowing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#borrowing</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/debt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#debt</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/deficit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#deficit</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/money" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#money</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Treasury" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Treasury</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/PublicTreasury" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PublicTreasury</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/currency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#currency</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/MMT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MMT</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/policy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#policy</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/economy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#economy</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/credit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#credit</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/economics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#economics</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/obligations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#obligations</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/titles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#titles</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/slogan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#slogan</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/macroEconomics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#macroEconomics</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/rents" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#rents</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/funding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#funding</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#politics</a>

Eric Maugendre<a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/@keefeglise" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@keefeglise</a> The sovereign state borrows from other financial institutions: the national Treasury offers an "obligation" or a "bond" whereby it <a href="https://mas.to/tags/promises" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#promises</a> to later give away its fiat currency in exchange for the actual payment of money or title presented by the rentier.It gets more complicated: <a href="https://mas.to/@maugendre/109760408033385603" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://mas.to/@maugendre/109760408033385603</a><a href="https://mas.to/tags/securities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#securities</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/borrowing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#borrowing</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/debt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#debt</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/deficit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#deficit</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/money" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#money</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Treasury" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Treasury</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/currency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#currency</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/MMT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MMT</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/policy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#policy</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/economy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#economy</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/credit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#credit</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/economics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#economics</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/obligations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#obligations</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/titles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#titles</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/slogan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#slogan</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/UK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#UK</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/macroEconomics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#macroEconomics</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/rents" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#rents</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/bonds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#bonds</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/funding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#funding</a>

Eric Maugendre“The U.S. government is not like a household. It is the issuer of the currency. It doesn’t need to ‘get’ money from anyone else—not from taxpayers, not from China.”– Stephanie Kelton (economist, former US Senate Budget Committee Chief Economist)<a href="https://mas.to/tags/slogan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#slogan</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/quotes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#quotes</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/debt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#debt</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/deficit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#deficit</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/money" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#money</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Fed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Fed</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/currency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#currency</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/MMT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MMT</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/power" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#power</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/transactions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#transactions</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/policy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#policy</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/government" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#government</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#politics</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/economy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#economy</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/credit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#credit</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/economics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#economics</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#USPol</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#USA</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Treasury" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Treasury</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Kelton" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Kelton</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/StephanieKelton" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#StephanieKelton</a>

Eric MaugendreIs borrowing a burden on future generations? No, it's not: if the borrower is a nation-state, then no person (children or taxpayers) will be asked to repay.“Paying off the debt” is just the sovereign swapping Treasury securities (savings) for cash. No burden is passed on to persons.<a href="https://mas.to/tags/debt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#debt</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Treasury" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Treasury</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/slogan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#slogan</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/deficit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#deficit</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/money" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#money</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/liquidity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#liquidity</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/liquidities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#liquidities</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/currency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#currency</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/MMT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MMT</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/transactions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#transactions</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/economy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#economy</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/credit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#credit</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/economics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#economics</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/administration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#administration</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/government" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#government</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/sovereignty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#sovereignty</a>

Nonilex“It was like an aspiration for most the world. And we’re eroding that <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/brand" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#brand</a> right now,” <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/billionaire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#billionaire</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/KenGriffin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#KenGriffin</a> said.Griffin, founder of one of the largest hedge funds in the world, said that traders are concerned about parking their investments in the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/UnitedStates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#UnitedStates</a> — particularly US <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Treasury" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Treasury</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/bonds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#bonds</a> — because <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Trump</a>’s <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/tariffs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#tariffs</a> have destroyed faith that America will remain a TRUSTED & RATIONAL actor in global financial markets.<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#US</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/economy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#economy</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/recession" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#recession</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/trumpcession" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#trumpcession</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Citadel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Citadel</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/TradeWar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TradeWar</a>

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