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SUMMARY:If you can just print money\, why pay taxes?
LOCATION:London School of Economics: In-person public event (Wolfson Theat
 re\, Cheng Kin Ku Building)
DESCRIPTION:Tuesday 12 May 2026 7pm - 8.30pmSpeakerEmmanuel MaggioriChairD
 r Bryan CheangA book launch event of If You Can Just Print Money\, Why Do 
 I Pay Taxes?: Modern Monetary Theory Distilled and Debunked.A radical econ
 omic proposal has been gaining traction among politicians\, activists\, an
 d academics. It argues that governments can strategically use money creati
 on to end unemployment\, fight climate change\, repay debt\, and more—wi
 thout the limits imposed by traditional budgets. This proposal is known as
  Modern Monetary Theory\, or MMT.Notably\, Zack Polanski recently dismisse
 d the pressure exerted by interest payments on national debt. He said\, 
 “We don’t need to spend that money. So\, that money has been created a
 s an idea.” These comments appear to be directly inspired by MMT\, which
  Polanski has been learning about.In his new book\, If you can just print 
 money\, why do I pay taxes?\, Emmanuel Maggiori distills and debunks MMT s
 tep by step. The book shows that\, while MMT is thought-provoking and wort
 h a read\, it is ultimately unsatisfactory—it suffers from numerous flaw
 s\, and it fails to formulate credible policies to increase prosperity.In 
 this talk\, the author will discuss the tenets of MMT. We’ll try to answ
 er questions such as “Is MMT the same as quantitative easing?”\, “Is
  MMT the key to prosperity?”\, and “Is MMT a recipe for disaster?”Ab
 out the speakerEmmanuel Maggiori\, PhD\, writes books that distill and dec
 onstruct trendy\, hyped-up topics in business\, technology\, and economics
 . When he’s not writing or doing research for his books\, he’s helping
  technology companies build challenging software products.Mani Basharzad i
 s an economic journalist and will be a panellist in this event.The panel a
 nd event will be moderated and chaired by Dr. Bryan Cheang\, Director of H
 ayek Program and Research Fellow\, LSE.More about this eventThe Hayek Pro
 gramme in Economics and Liberal Political Economy is a research initiative
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