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Deficit Deception: What They Don't Want You To Know | Graham Elwood

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Deficit Deception: What They Don't Want You To Know | Graham Elwood

In this video, Graham Elwood examines a New York Times op-ed by Stephanie Kelton on modern monetary theory. Graham exposes how politicians weaponize budget deficits to gut social programs while funding corporate priorities. He explains how government spending actually operates and why funding public needs is a political choice.
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📚 Sources & Further Reading:
1. The New York Times - Stephanie Kelton on Modern Monetary Theory and Deficit Deception: https://www.nytimes.com/
2. Levy Economics Institute - Modern Monetary Theory Research & Publications: https://www.levyinstitute.org/
3. Congressional Budget Office (CBO) - Federal Budget Projections & Fiscal Policy: https://www.cbo.gov/
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In this video I discuss the following: 
✅ Stephanie Kelton’s New York Times op-ed on modern monetary theory and budget deficits
✅ Debunking the myth that federal budgets operate like household credit cards
✅ How government spending injects money into the economy while taxes withdraw it
✅ Paul Ryan and establishment politicians using deficit hysteria to gut Social Security and Medicare
✅ Reevaluating national debt: recognizing inflation, not bankruptcy, as the real economic limit
✅ Funding public infrastructure, Medicare for All, and progressive social programs through political will

⏳ Timestamps: 
00:00 - Introduction & Stephanie Kelton’s New York Times Op-Ed
01:10 - Trump Tax Cuts, Deficit Projections & The Myth of National Bankruptcy
03:20 - Modern Monetary Theory: How Government Spending Churns the Economy
05:30 - Paul Ryan's Deficit Deception & Weaponizing National Debt Fears
07:10 - Shifting Priorities: Funding Healthcare, Infrastructure & Wrap-Up

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