<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></title><description><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link><image><url>http://direct.ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 01:43:36 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@economicsjunkie/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Why the US Dollar WON'T Collapse | Rebuttal to Mike Maloney and Stefan Molyneux]]></title><description><![CDATA[A rebuttal to "Why the US Dollar Will Collapse" with Mike Maloney interviewed by Stefan Molyneux on Freedomain Radio. Mike and Stef cover various economic issues from a classical/Austrian viewpoint]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/economics/@economicsjunkie/why-the-us-dollar-won-t-collapse-or-rebuttal-to-mike-maloney-and-stefan-molyneux</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/economics/@economicsjunkie/why-the-us-dollar-won-t-collapse-or-rebuttal-to-mike-maloney-and-stefan-molyneux</guid><category><![CDATA[economics]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[economicsjunkie]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 23 Mar 2018 23:20:48 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[The First US Money Was Fiat, Not Gold; The "Gold Standard" Is A Fiat Money System With A State Fixed Gold Price]]></title><description><![CDATA[We know from anthropological records that the first money in world history was credit money, in particular state credit money, aka fiat money, which is money introduced by a violent authority that imposes]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/economics/@economicsjunkie/the-first-us-money-was-fiat-not-gold-the-gold-standard-is-a-fiat-money-system-with-a-state-fixed-gold-price</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/economics/@economicsjunkie/the-first-us-money-was-fiat-not-gold-the-gold-standard-is-a-fiat-money-system-with-a-state-fixed-gold-price</guid><category><![CDATA[economics]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[economicsjunkie]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 23 Mar 2018 15:18:09 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[What Rand Paul Republicans & Libertarians Are Missing About Balanced Budgets]]></title><description><![CDATA[Libertarians & many people in Congress tend to view government budgets like household budgets, which is fundamentally flawed and results in some pretty bad recommendations. Here are the sources as]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/economics/@economicsjunkie/ngep6nqd</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/economics/@economicsjunkie/ngep6nqd</guid><category><![CDATA[economics]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[economicsjunkie]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 03 Mar 2018 20:42:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/46aP2QbqUqBqwzwxM6L1P6uLNceBDDCMA9e7EL2PrYddN2QoeimjaLtP5dwXcdMEMfL7JoSTKA4nu1M4rD7iDytUMxq2?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Could A Federal Job Guarantee Eliminate Unemployment? (#MMT For Conservatives - Part 4)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Part 4 of Exposing MMT for Conservatives The Federal Job Guarantee - What Heresy is This? Dylan Moore of the Volitional Science Network and Nima Mahjour of EconomicsJunkie.com go over the basics of libertarian]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/economics/@economicsjunkie/0ntur2qa</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/economics/@economicsjunkie/0ntur2qa</guid><category><![CDATA[economics]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[economicsjunkie]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 02 Mar 2018 04:35:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/46aP2QbqUqBqwzwxM6L1P6uLNceBDDCM8sgGyUsL4s6mqzYN8YXaLYzRJSNKaPBVUuCTzjbneDPLPs9YYcZJ5iH6WecY?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Libertarian Warren Mosler: Keep Deficit & Eliminate All The Taxes (#MMT for Conservatives Part 3)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dylan Moore of the Volitional Science Network and Nima Mahdjour of EconomicsJunkie.com welcome WARREN MOSLER to the Volitional Science Network. Warren is the founder of Modern Monetary Theory and the foremost]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/economics/@economicsjunkie/bjalsllo</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/economics/@economicsjunkie/bjalsllo</guid><category><![CDATA[economics]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[economicsjunkie]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 01 Mar 2018 19:51:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/46aP2QbqUqBqwzwxM6L1P6uLNceBDDCM8FDWAqhWYPLUE1Q1eEBNer2v1uSz1TvDvHXSbmF9q6w73mzgcYN2ewNy6pAe?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[What You've Never Been Told about the Economy (#MMT For Conservatives - Part 2)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Part 2 of MMT for Conservatives Part 1 - Intro: Gold isn't money and the national debt is great Dylan Moore of the Volitional Science Network and Nima Mahjour of EconomicsJunkie.com go over the basics]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/economics/@economicsjunkie/sdl6cuwt</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/economics/@economicsjunkie/sdl6cuwt</guid><category><![CDATA[economics]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[economicsjunkie]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 01 Mar 2018 02:04:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/46aP2QbqUqBqwzwxM6L1P6uLNceBDDCMCniy5bLAdkuNeSEKXN3WzWakPZphcJZHtuTFRQPxaBcvh7o1DWc1qLJsft4C?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gold isn't money and the national debt is great (#MMT for Conservatives!)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Gold isn't money. The national debt is great. Federal surpluses crash the economy. Taxes don't fund spending. ...what is this nonsense? Trust us! It makes sense once you understand the pieces. Dylan and]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/economics/@economicsjunkie/4rvnq1z7</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/economics/@economicsjunkie/4rvnq1z7</guid><category><![CDATA[economics]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[economicsjunkie]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 28 Feb 2018 02:46:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/46aP2QbqUqBqwzwxM6L1P6uLNceBDDCM9F3uR1mhGiD3vR5WHCibPdsbVrx2HLs3y5xzRn7mJ956hUxaZy2PC9JMekEZ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Bitcoin Bubble - Why Bitcoin Has Value (An MMT View)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dylan Lawrence Moore of the Volitional Science Network and Nima Mahdjour of EconomicsJunkie.com discuss the "Bitcoin Bubble" and why bitcoin, or any cryptocurrency, has any value. What is the]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/bitcoin/@economicsjunkie/yw94qix7</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/bitcoin/@economicsjunkie/yw94qix7</guid><category><![CDATA[bitcoin]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[economicsjunkie]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 27 Feb 2018 05:05:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/46aP2QbqUqBqwzwxM6L1P6uLNceBDDCM8upF9azqGSsvTxFBN1qxR7uKxnyrzb8fMKfWiZfUCUcwhsyKQpcd3vTZSfea?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why We Need a National Deficit & Why Austerity is Killing Greece]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dylan and I discuss why modern nations need national decifits through the lens of Modern Monetary Theory (MMT), and what function it performs in society. I break down specific examples in history, explaining]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/austerity/@economicsjunkie/k6s9tq9z</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/austerity/@economicsjunkie/k6s9tq9z</guid><category><![CDATA[austerity]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[economicsjunkie]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 27 Feb 2018 03:55:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/46aP2QbqUqBqwzwxM6L1P6uLNceBDDCMCo27A3WD3HvX5vuKn7Nbsv6mbfv8wuNEsCXNnRASgvn22WGZNjW6QXHr2b34?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why Donald Trump Can't & Shouldn't Balance the Budget]]></title><description><![CDATA[My friend Dylan from the Volitional Science Network interviews me to discuss Modern Money Theory and why it is so dangerous to "balance the federal budget". It is typical for conservative]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/economics/@economicsjunkie/re1ua1hu</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/economics/@economicsjunkie/re1ua1hu</guid><category><![CDATA[economics]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[economicsjunkie]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 26 Feb 2018 04:21:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/46aP2QbqUqBqwzwxM6L1P6uLNceBDDCMCWCuScUPCzRqguByNhQhYud5ZJzs191tWfAJRt6T1Wu6XncWv7DMbZt7bpdb?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[UC Berkeley Riots - Milo Yiannopoulos Protest - Interview with Eyewitness Nima Mahdjour]]></title><description><![CDATA[My friend Dylan at the Volitional Science Network interviews me about my experience at the UC Berkeley Riots which canceled the Milo Yiannopoulos speaking event on 2/1/2017. Source: ▶️ DTube ▶️ IPFS]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/ucberkeleyriots/@economicsjunkie/m98zmhx2</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/ucberkeleyriots/@economicsjunkie/m98zmhx2</guid><category><![CDATA[ucberkeleyriots]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[economicsjunkie]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 26 Feb 2018 01:31:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/46aP2QbqUqBqwzwxM6L1P6uLNceBDDCMA9ZvFuCGRHEwGg3PXqQGhD1eBd4rVqGEndMmCxYtnD5oHQ5zNVWysM4a5fiy?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Multiple Eye Witnesses Report More Than One Shooter in Parkland #FloridaShooting - BANNED BY GOOGLE]]></title><description><![CDATA[YouTube is censoring videos more than ever and Infowars has become one of their main targets. The internet giant pulled down this video on the Parkland, Florida school shooting, and according to CNN YouTube]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/floridashooting/@economicsjunkie/lypio8p5</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/floridashooting/@economicsjunkie/lypio8p5</guid><category><![CDATA[floridashooting]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[economicsjunkie]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 25 Feb 2018 04:00:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/46aP2QbqUqBqwzwxM6L1P6uLNceBDDCMDVSsm3FKdjeRdCfJDnpCC6eURAALEKsqyCBc5Pb96MatiuhF4543hRWM6WrY?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[BANNED ON YOUTUBE: #FloridaShooting Child Actor Flubs Scripted Lines In Coached TV Interview]]></title><description><![CDATA[YouTube is censoring videos more than ever and Infowars has become one of their main targets. The internet giant pulled down this video on the Parkland, Florida school shooting, and according to CNN YouTube]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/floridashooting/@economicsjunkie/3whqasee</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/floridashooting/@economicsjunkie/3whqasee</guid><category><![CDATA[floridashooting]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[economicsjunkie]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 25 Feb 2018 03:41:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/46aP2QbqUqBqwzwxM6L1P6uLNceBDDCMDUBzkWYKRXJZS4jftr6AsRK7itEN8JCnTboXYqkg89EfCNa4GaMX29X3c45i?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[DEVASTATING PROOF! CNN Is Exploiting CHILD ACTORS To Push An Emotional Antigun Agenda!]]></title><description><![CDATA[The subsidized corporate propaganda network CNN, which has time and again faced disastrous backlash over its fraudulent coverage, is doubling down by abusing child actors to promote their antigun agenda.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/floridashooting/@economicsjunkie/j9qnfr0r</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/floridashooting/@economicsjunkie/j9qnfr0r</guid><category><![CDATA[floridashooting]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[economicsjunkie]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 25 Feb 2018 01:19:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/46aP2QbqUqBqwzwxM6L1P6uLNceBDDCMCU9rnqqSs7hA62KM2VBLVvc5w6vzsyRyPbAUX6AwPqPikJR1C66YJAa3J38m?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[How The Crybully Corporate Media Lied To Slaughter 100,000+ Innocent Muslims]]></title><description><![CDATA[In 1990 nurse Nayirah testified about Iraqis ripping babies from incubators. The emotional story, plastered all over the media, was used as justification for the US to murder 100,000+ innocent muslims]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/gulfwar/@economicsjunkie/how-the-crybully-corporate-media-proudly-achieved-the-slaughter-of-100-000-muslims</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/gulfwar/@economicsjunkie/how-the-crybully-corporate-media-proudly-achieved-the-slaughter-of-100-000-muslims</guid><category><![CDATA[gulfwar]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[economicsjunkie]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 24 Feb 2018 18:47:21 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why The National Debt Doesn’t Matter]]></title><description><![CDATA[Why The National Debt Doesn’t Matter If you’ve read my post about Modern Monetary Theory you’ll understand that in a sovereign floating fiat money system (e.g. US dollar, Japanese yen, but not the Euro,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/nationaldebt/@economicsjunkie/why-the-national-debt-doesn-t-matter</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/nationaldebt/@economicsjunkie/why-the-national-debt-doesn-t-matter</guid><category><![CDATA[nationaldebt]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[economicsjunkie]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 24 Feb 2018 07:25:57 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[How Government Budget Surpluses Cause Economic Depressions]]></title><description><![CDATA[In a sovereign floating fiat money system, in particular under balanced trade or a trade deficit, government deficits are the only way the private sector can accumulate net private saving. As I've argued]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/publicfinance/@economicsjunkie/how-government-budget-surpluses-cause-economic-depressions</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/publicfinance/@economicsjunkie/how-government-budget-surpluses-cause-economic-depressions</guid><category><![CDATA[publicfinance]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[economicsjunkie]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 24 Feb 2018 06:01:30 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[How I Went From Austrian Economics To Modern Monetary Theory]]></title><description><![CDATA[With permission from Being Libertarian, I am reposting an important exclusive piece I wrote that lays out some fundamental changes in how I've come to understand the functioning of a fiat money economy,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/mmt/@economicsjunkie/how-i-went-from-austrian-economics-to-modern-monetary-theory</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/mmt/@economicsjunkie/how-i-went-from-austrian-economics-to-modern-monetary-theory</guid><category><![CDATA[mmt]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[economicsjunkie]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 24 Feb 2018 05:55:15 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Empiricism Shatters the Barter Theory of Money]]></title><description><![CDATA[This might be interesting for fellow Bitcoiners: I came across an interesting writeup in The Atlantic: The Myth of the Barter Economy. It lays out how historical and anthropological evidence contradicts]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/gold/@economicsjunkie/empiricism-shatters-the-barter-theory-of-money</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/gold/@economicsjunkie/empiricism-shatters-the-barter-theory-of-money</guid><category><![CDATA[gold]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[economicsjunkie]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 21 Dec 2016 08:46:15 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>