Part of the neoliberal takeover project was convincing people that government required "taxpayer money" to operate while cutting taxes. Then drive fear of deficits and "debt."
This would "starve" government, cut regulatory enforcement and force privatization asset stripping.
#MMT #debt
Dave Johnson
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