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<div style="RIGHT: auto"><SPAN style="RIGHT: auto" class=messageBody data-ft='{"type":3}'>Robert, there seems to be a fundamental belief that "too much" money creation causes inflation, which could be cured by taxation. However, money does not exist in a vacuum. It is spent, which means adding money creates demand for goods and services, while subtracting money reduces demand. Bottom line: Changing the money supply affects more than inflation; it affects the economy. A better inflation fighter is to change the demand for money itself. See: <A href="http://rodgermmitchell.wordpress.com/?s=risk+and+reward" rel="nofollow nofollow" target=_blank></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN>http://<WBR><SPAN class=word_break><SPAN>rodgermmitchell.wordpress.com/<WBR><SPAN class=word_break>?s=risk+and+reward</A></SPAN></div>
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<DIV class="mts uiAttachmentDesc translationEligibleUserAttachmentMessage" data-ft='{"tn":"M"}'>Uncategorized cut debt, cut deficits, cut medicaid, cut medicare, cut social security, cut spending, cut taxes, cut the budget, MMT, modern monetary theory, monetarily non-sovereign, monetarily sovereign, monetary sovereignty Rodger Malcolm Mitchell 9:44 am</DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV>
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 Sovereign, so cannot simply create dollars (credits) at will.<BR><BR>The federal government can and should provide dollars to these "sub-governments." They, however, demand some measure of autonomy, which includes taxing and borrowing.</SPAN><SPAN></SPAN> 
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 time increases in federal spending should show a pattern of increased inflation. If you don't see that pattern, and you still believe (with no supporting evidence) federal spending causes inflation, you then you also would have to believe increases in federal spending correspond by coincidence, with some anti-inflationary effect. <BR><BR>Bottom line: You have a belief supported by nothing. You just have a hunch. I'm won't debate your hunch. When you have something more than intuition, we can talk further.</SPAN><SPAN></SPAN> 
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