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# ![@richardjmurphy Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:26/cr:youtube::UCGlMOIZ1A3zluwLXTGpzZfw.png) @richardjmurphy Richard J Murphy

Richard J. Murphy is a prominent economist and YouTube personality known for his critiques of traditional economics and advocacy for Modern Monetary Theory (MMT). His recent content highlights the flaws in current economic systems, including the myth of limited government spending, the problems with GDP as a metric, and the impact of inequality. He argues that countries like the UK could leverage MMT to their advantage.

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[finance](/list/finance)  XXXXX% [countries](/list/countries)  XXXX% [travel destinations](/list/travel-destinations)  XXXX%

**Social topic influence**
[money](/topic/money) #3603, [#mmt](/topic/#mmt) #2, [theory](/topic/theory) #752, [accounting](/topic/accounting) #78, [mmt](/topic/mmt) #25, [what is](/topic/what-is) 6.52%, [the world](/topic/the-world) #4569, [finance](/topic/finance) #1415, [politics](/topic/politics) #2528, [bank](/topic/bank) #484

**Top accounts mentioned or mentioned by**
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### Top Social Posts
Top posts by engagements in the last XX hours

"What is fascism really about"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=H7pjd_G3088)  2025-10-04T06:00Z 312K followers, 28.8K engagements


"The Bank of England is warning a financial crash is coming"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=NMDdkEZhNbI)  2025-12-06T07:00Z 312K followers, 333.6K engagements


"12 questions that expose the truth about money"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=S3RGCq5KnTU)  2025-12-07T07:00Z 312K followers, 29K engagements


"Who are the wealthy The UKs shocking inequality revealed"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=VX8eWRlZx_g)  2025-07-15T06:00Z 312K followers, 93.8K engagements


"Venezuela the Weimar Republic and Zimbabwe prove MMT is true"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=YrJDYQrLtHQ)  2024-10-10T06:00Z 312K followers, 105.3K engagements


"Steve Keen on rethinking money"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=ZDdWUj9WUmM)  2025-09-24T06:00Z 312K followers, 20.8K engagements


"Keynes vs MMT: which economic theory fits our world"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=ZGFpBU37riM)  2025-09-02T06:00Z 312K followers, 135.7K engagements


"Will the Trump bubble burst sooner than you think"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=tNTnh32nvGQ)  2025-10-18T06:00Z 312K followers, 836.7K engagements


"Crypto vs AI which bubble bursts first"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=9oP9HPhB-VI)  2025-10-15T06:00Z 312K followers, 134.7K engagements


"Why moaning isnt campaigning and how we could really change the world"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=uF40KyuRp8Q)  2025-12-09T07:00Z 312K followers, 9213 engagements


"Can democracy survive a GDP obsession and the myth of unlimited growth"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=0fmz6PCF2pQ)  2025-10-31T07:00Z 312K followers, 25.4K engagements


"Andy Burnham vs the bond markets: who really runs Britain"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=E1oOQ0EOPhY)  2025-09-27T06:00Z 312K followers, 34.2K engagements


"What will happen when the stock market bubble bursts"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=Ff4gvI1fr_M)  2025-11-02T07:00Z 312K followers, 306.6K engagements


"What are stablecoins and why do people want them"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=HBuF2c48OhM)  2025-06-26T06:00Z 312K followers, 30.3K engagements


"Who can we really afford the rich or everyone else"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=SzTi95kUBKo)  2025-11-12T07:00Z 312K followers, 118.5K engagements


"The UK is cursed: how finance destroyed our economy"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=WUy_Hl-sD6Q)  2025-11-28T07:00Z 312K followers, 98.6K engagements


"Steve Keen: A Rebel Economists Journey"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=hRQrY9GnYyc)  2025-09-10T06:00Z 312K followers, 28K engagements


"Understanding QE"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=jFHGeUZzSzE)  2024-09-14T06:00Z 312K followers, 24.9K engagements


"What if the UK admitted it uses MMT and turned that into its superpower"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=ufst9cxbyZA)  2025-10-09T06:00Z 312K followers, 31.8K engagements


"What is modern monetary theory"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=1_vNAY2Nrm0)  2024-09-07T06:00Z 312K followers, 190.5K engagements


"MMT v Keynes Who is the winner"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=QHOg9qzaSuw)  2025-09-02T16:00Z 312K followers, 9323 engagements


"Where does the money lost in a crash go"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=QZntEyjROcg)  2025-12-10T07:00Z 312K followers, 4435 engagements


"What if economics is wrong about scarcity"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=YR2FcHoQLlU)  2025-07-28T06:00Z 312K followers, 135.2K engagements


"Wes Streetings PFI plan is a disaster for the NHS"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=xgDFaQ8nEEw)  2025-09-11T06:00Z 312K followers, 23.6K engagements


"Why left vs right politics is over in the UK"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=7UtmjV6LNWA)  2025-12-03T07:00Z 311K followers, 25.7K engagements


"Why MMT wont crash the pound or the bond market"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=8Y33063Wn3o)  2025-08-26T06:00Z 312K followers, 21K engagements


"Why are all countries in debt"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=Eh3iAzbLUqI)  2025-05-05T06:00Z 312K followers, 1M engagements


"Why Rachel Reevess first budget cannot survive the coming financial meltdown"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=O_6AdrMLWbw)  2025-11-21T07:00Z 311K followers, 46K engagements


"Gilts - Explained"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=Wm69pVQIquU)  2020-11-12T06:00Z 311K followers, 23.5K engagements


"Why is our government choosing NHS cuts over patient care"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=jN42hYQsehU)  2025-12-05T07:00Z 311K followers, 15K engagements


"From Smith to Keynes to MMT"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=rV5lVWlpc8I)  2025-09-19T06:00Z 311K followers, 18.7K engagements


"Why savings are dead money and what we should do instead"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=eVsVHVOwh4E)  2025-07-22T06:00Z 312K followers, 193.1K engagements


"Why people have given up on politics and how we fix it"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=pql220L0kqc)  2025-12-08T07:00Z 312K followers, 11.9K engagements


"Why inheritance tax charges are really good for real farmers but not for financial whizz kids"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=s9J0GpnXNhY)  2024-11-19T07:00Z 312K followers, 199.4K engagements


"When stock markets fall where does all the money that was lost go"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=zBJT6HnAzPY)  2025-07-03T06:00Z 312K followers, 1M engagements