Central banks don't print money. They type it.
It's called quantitative easing — a last-resort tool when rate cuts can't go lower. The bank types new reserves and buys government bonds.
The US central bank's pile peaked near 9 trillion dollars in 2022. It stopped shrinking in December 2025.
Catch: that money lifts stocks and houses first. About 40% of the gains went to the richest 5% of households.
A Bad Heir Day at the Fed - Paul Krugman
https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/a-bad-heir-day-at-the-fed
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The Economic Elephant in the Room
This "lesson" on Modern Monetary Theory became my most popular article on Medium:
https://tiereddemocraticgovernance.org/blog_details.php?blog_cat_id=19&id=506
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#modernmonetarytheory #mmt #quantitativeeasing
Farage and Tice Push for Greater Scrutiny of Bank of England's Radical Monetary Policies
Nigel Farage and Richard Tice of Reform UK have been calling for more scrutiny of the Bank of England's monetary policies, particularly its use of quantitative easing (QE) and the subsequent reversal through quantitative tightening (QT). The meeting between Farage, Tice, and Bank of England governor... [More info]
The Economic Elephant in the Room . . .
. . . which no one wants to talk about.
#democracy will not work in a #fascist #finance #system
please watch #lietaer https://archive.org/details/BernardLietaer-2011
#endstage #capitalism = #fascism + #racism is ONLY the #symptom: IT'S NOT LEFT VS RIGHT: IT'S TOP (RICH) VS DOWN (POOR) AND IF THERE ARE ENOUGH (!) STUPID POOR, THE RICH WILL WIN (UNFORTUNATELY)
#DEMOCRACY WITHOUT EDUCATION IS DEADLY DANGEROUS! (SEE BELOW VIDEO)
REALIZE THIS: #BANKS PRINT #MONEY "#QUANTITATIVEEASING" AND BUY REAL THINGS = #INFLATION
at the end of the day Jill + Joe can not afford a home #realestate #speculation #madness
after DECADES of #corruption (revolving door #private and #government in #USA but also #EU #Germany) people feel (rightfully) exploited and are looking for answers (the easy answers are usually NOT the right answers X-D)
"what? i am poor because private banks robbed my purchasing power?" is way more complicated than "foreigners out" and let's switch on #nuclearpower and #bigoil again X-D
check out this VERY FUN AND EDUCATIONAL 4min VIDEO about #demagogues and how #democracy dies ancient greece had THE SAME problems as today #wtf
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fLJBzhcSWTk
check here for possible reform solutions https://infosec.exchange/@Linknation/113940039337493666
Bernard Lietaer argues that the monoculture of money is what creates economic instability, leading to liquidity crises. He calls for a greater diversity of...
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