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Jared Bernsein- Council of Economic Advisors. (Read 111 times)
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Jared Bernsein- Council of Economic Advisors.
May 12th, 2024 at 3:45pm
 
"Interviewee: “The US government can’t go bankrupt because we can print our own money.”

Dim interviewer: “Like you say, they print the dollar, so why does the government even borrow?”

Interviewee: “Well, um, the – er – so the – I mean – again, some of the stuff gets – some of the language that the – erm – some of the language and concepts are just confusing. I mean, the government definitely prints money, and it definitely lends that money, which is why – erm, er – the government definitely prints money, and then it lends that money by – er – by selling bonds – er – is that what they do? They, they – erm – they – yeah, they, they – erm – they sell bonds – yeah, they sell bonds, right, so as they sell bonds and people buy bonds and lend them the money – yup – so a lot of times, a lot of times – at least to my ear – with MMT the language and the concepts can be kind of unnecessarily confusing, but there is no question that the government prints money and then it uses that money to – um, er, uh – er – so – um – yeah, I – I – I guess I’m just – I don’t – I can’t really talk – eh, I don’t – I don’t get it – I don’t know what they’re talking about, like, ’cos – it’s like – the government clearly prints money, it does it all the time, and it clearly borrows, otherwise we wouldn’t be having this that ’n’ defic – conversation, so I don’t think there’s anything confusing there.” "

https://wattsupwiththat.com/2024/05/11/the-invincible-ignorance-of-the-western-g...

His credentials? He is a graduate in music from the Manhattan School of Music. He also holds a Master’s degree in “social” “work” from Hunter College and a Diploma in “social” “work” from Columbia “University” School of “Social” “Work”.

That must be why he has such deep economic understanding and why he is Chairman. Roll Eyes
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Re: Jared Bernsein- Council of Economic Advisors.
Reply #1 - May 12th, 2024 at 4:10pm
 
It's better explained here:

https://www.investopedia.com/articles/economics/08/treasury-fed-reserve.asp


U.S. Treasury vs. Federal Reserve: What’s the Difference?

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