Finding the Money

2023
1h 35m

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An underdog group of economists is on a mission to instigate a paradigm shift by flipping our understanding of the national debt, and the nature of money, upside down.An underdog group of economists is on a mission to instigate a paradigm shift by flipping our understanding of the national debt, and the nature of money, upside down.An underdog group of economists is on a mission to instigate a paradigm shift by flipping our understanding of the national debt, and the nature of money, upside down.

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- Maren Poitras
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6.7/10

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Director
- Maren Poitras
Stars

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Stephanie Kelton

Self - Professor of Economics and Public Policy Stony Brook University

Lua K. Yuille

Self - Professor of Law & Business, Northeastern University, 'MMT' school of thought

Mathew Forstater

Self - Professor of Economics, University of Missouri - Kansas City, 'MMT' school of thought

Randall Wray

Self - Professor of Economics, Levy Economics Institute of Bard College, 'MMT' school of thought
(as L.Randall Wray)

Jared Bernstein

Self - Chair of the Council of Economic Advisors, President Joseph Biden

Fadhel Kaboub

Self - Professor of Economics, Denison University, 'MMT' school of thought

David M. Walker

Self - Comptroller General of the United States 1998 - 2008, CEO Pete G. Peterson Foundation 2008 - 2010

Zach Helfand

Self - Journalist, The New Yorker

Pavlina Tcherneva

Self - Professor of Economics, Bard College, 'MMT' school of thought

David Andolfatto

Self - Vice President, St. Louis Federal Reserve Bank 2009 - 2022

Jason Furman

Self - Professor of the Practice of Economic Policy, Harvard University Chair, Council of Economic Advisors, President Obama 2013 - 2016

Warren Mosler

Self - CEO, Valance Company, Inc. Modern Monetary Theory Pioneer

Olivier Blanchard

Self - Chief Economist, IMF 2008 - 2015

Peter Coy

Self - New York Times Opinion Writer

Ben Holland

Self - Economics Editor, Bloomberg News

David Dayen

Self - Executive Editor, The American Prospect

Deborah Solomon

Self - Economics Editor, The New York Times

Stuart Butler

Self - Senior Fellow, Economic Studies, Brookings Institution

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Featured review

10/10

Mandatory Watch - Paradigm Shifting

First, ignore the critical reviews who don't want you to watch this film. They're akin to oil and coal lobbyists trying to gaslight us, and keep us from understanding the true origins, nature, and mechanics of money.

This film is 90 mins, but the conversations you'll have post watching this film with others is limitless--you'll be discussing these economic principles (not concepts) for the rest of your life educating others. Hyperbole? Sure, but not by much. It's my small motivator conferring the thought "Trust me. You want to, and need to, see this film."

This film is a 10/10 for what it is and it's intended purpose. View this film as an introductory "101" course. It serves this purpose well. For those familiar with MMT, it may feel a bit too shallow, but that is by design. It's wonky enough to engage economists but not overly wonky, dull, or dry.

My gut believes this is most likely the first of what will become a series of documentaries with each new release going deeper and building on the knowledge and education of this introductory film.

Shawn.