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I just finished reading the Deficit Myth by @StephanieKelton it’s a fantastic book and to it works well with @ProfSteveKeen book Debunking economics because Steve explains the private sphere and Stephanie the public. This going to a thread. 1/
I started to reading economics books long ago. I started with the wealth of nations. I remember being in a park in Brooklyn with my kids. I struck up a fellow father. We got discussing economics. He was working with the publicist for debt by @davidgraeber he recommended it 2/
Around that my wife who worked in finance has bought a book called debunking economics, which recommended to everyone. You may want to wait, I know @ProfSteveKeen is working on an updated version. So I put down Adam Smith and read it. It was eye opening. 3/
My goal has been to read as many economics book from the 1700’s up to today. When I read all of the backwards misconceptions and blind spots in @ProfSteveKeen I was glad I didn’t. The main focus in his book was private debt. Public debt as he said wasn’t as pressing 4/
