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Ivan Invernizzi

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Ivan Invernizzi, of Rete MMT Italia and MMT France, returns to Macro N Cheese to bring us up to speed on the Italian political landscape. He and Steve met at the 2nd International MMT conference in NYC in 2018, and he was an early guest on this podcast.The US mainstream media tends to catastrophize the election of right-wing leaders around the world by lumping them all into a single sensational fascist identity. Ivan brings nuance to the issue. Italy has real historical experience with actual fascism. It originated there. Ivan suggests that a politician can have an abhorrent rightwing agenda without necessarily being fascist. There are gradients. Like in everything else.Unlike the US, Italy is a parliamentary republic. Italians elect the parliament, and the parliament elects the prime minister. In the US, it’s possible to have a president from one party and a congressional majority from the other. Not so in Italy; its government cannot exist without the support of parliament. What has emerged, at present, is a coalition of right-wing parties, with Fratelli d’Italia having the most votes right now.Ivan suggests that external forces, rather than internal elections, may have a greater impact in determining Italy’s future. He talks with Steve about the US proxy war in Ukraine, and its effect on the European Union. He talks about the EU’s power over the economies of its individual member countries, especially the imposition of the 3% deficit limit.Ivan Invernizzi has been an MMT activist since 2012 and is co-founder of Rete MMT Italia and MMT France: two activist groups and web sites spreading MMT respectively in Italy and in French speaking countries. He has a master’s degree in Economics and Global Markets.@invernizziivan on Twitter

Ivan Invernizzi, of Rete MMT Italia and MMT France, returns to Macro N Cheese to bring us up to speed on the Italian political landscape. He and Steve met at the 2nd International MMT conference in NYC in 2018, and he was an early guest on this podcast.The US mainstream media tends to catastrophize the election of right-wing leaders around the world by lumping them all into a single sensational fascist identity. Ivan brings nuance to the issue. Italy has real historical experience with actual fascism. It originated there. Ivan suggests that a politician can have an abhorrent rightwing agenda without necessarily being fascist. There are gradients. Like in everything else. Unlike the US, Italy is a parliamentary republic. Italians elect the parliament, and the parliament elects the prime minister. In the US, it’s possible to have a president from one party and a congressional majority from the other. Not so in Italy; its government cannot exist without the support of parliament. What has emerged, at present, is a coalition of right-wing parties, with Fratelli d’Italia having the most votes right now. Ivan suggests that external forces, rather than internal elections, may have a greater impact in determining Italy’s future. He talks with Steve about the US proxy war in Ukraine, and its effect on the European Union. He talks about the EU’s power over the economies of its individual member countries, especially the imposition of the 3% deficit limit. Ivan Invernizzi has been an MMT activist since 2012 and is co-founder of Rete MMT Italia and MMT France: two activist groups and web sites spreading MMT respectively in Italy and in French speaking countries. He has a master’s degree in Economics and Global Markets. @invernizziivan on Twitter

The Rise of Giorgia Meloni with Ivan Invernizzi

In questo episodio dialoghiamo con Ivan Invernizzi, referente economico di Rete MMT Italia, e vi sveliamo nei dettagli cosa è la MMT (Modern Monetary Theory). Si tratta di una teoria economica che sta suscitando molto dibattito nell'accademia e nell'opinione pubblica anglosassone e le cui proposte di policy sono dirompenti. Non perderti questa puntata!Crediti audio: Loopster Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

In questo episodio dialoghiamo con Ivan Invernizzi, referente economico di Rete MMT Italia, e vi sveliamo nei dettagli cosa è la MMT (Modern Monetary Theory). Si tratta di una teoria economica che sta suscitando molto dibattito nell'accademia e nell'opinione pubblica anglosassone e le cui proposte di policy sono dirompenti. Non perderti questa puntata! Crediti audio: Loopster Kevin MacLeod (<a href="http://incompetech.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">incompetech.com</a>) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/</a>

Cos'è la MMT, spiegato bene - dialogo con Ivan Invernizzi

Steve’s guest, Ivan Invernizzi, co-founder of Rete MMT in Italy, explains that currency has an “exchange rate” within a nation’s borders.  In fact it has several, because there are different levels of discrimination in access to currency.  With geographical and class differences, the balance of power shifts because of the way the state organizes banking, and who the state supplies with currency.    The corporations and individuals who receive payments directly from the government are in a stronger position than those a few rungs down.  Ivan refers to this as filtering; we call it subcontracting.  The farther from the currency issuer, the weaker the economic position.  This is true of both employer and worker.  A job guarantee would eliminate the filter, putting workers on equal footing.   Ivan widens the discussion to include the role of foreign exchange.  Does trade determine the exchange rate or is the state still in control?   Ivan Invernizzi is co-founder of ReteMMT Italia and MMT France.  He is working toward his MS in Economics and Global Markets at the University of Bergamo, Italy   www.retemmt.it www.mmt-france.org

Steve’s guest, Ivan Invernizzi, co-founder of Rete MMT in Italy, explains that currency has an “exchange rate” within a nation’s borders.  In fact it has several, because there are different levels of discrimination in access to currency.  With geographical and class differences, the balance of power shifts because of the way the state organizes banking, and who the state supplies with currency.    The corporations and individuals who receive payments directly from the government are in a stronger position than those a few rungs down.  Ivan refers to this as filtering; we call it subcontracting.  The farther from the currency issuer, the weaker the economic position.  This is true of both employer and worker.  A job guarantee would eliminate the filter, putting workers on equal footing.   Ivan widens the discussion to include the role of foreign exchange.  Does trade determine the exchange rate or is the state still in control?   Ivan Invernizzi is co-founder of ReteMMT Italia and MMT France.  He is working toward his MS in Economics and Global Markets at the University of Bergamo, Italy   <a href="http://www.retemmt.it" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.retemmt.it</a> <a href="http://www.mmt-france.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.mmt-france.org</a>