We need to shift our mindset from scarcity to abundance from "summary" of The Deficit Myth by Stephanie Kelton
The prevailing view is one of scarcity - scarcity of resources, of money, of opportunities. We are constantly told that there isn't enough to go around, that we must tighten our belts, make sacrifices, and accept limitations. This mindset shapes our understanding of the world and our place in it. It informs our decisions, our priorities, our actions. But what if we were to challenge this view of scarcity? What if we were to shift our mindset from scarcity to abundance? What if we were to see that there is actually plenty to go around, that resources are not fixed but can be created and shared? This shift in mindset has profound implications for how we approach issues like government spending, taxation, and public policy. When we view the world through a lens of abundance, we see that the constraints we thought were there are not as rigid as we once believed. We see that the government, as the issuer of the currency, has the power to create money and spend it into the economy. We see that the real li...
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