經濟學家史蒂芬妮·凱爾頓說，政府赤字背負著惡名。在這場開創性的演說中，她說明為什麼不要把政府支出視為通往一屁股債的路，而是對重要的事物做出財務上的貢獻，比如健康照護、教育、基礎建設等等。「我們有必要的資源，可以修復我們出問題的體制，」凱爾頓說：「但我們必須要相信這是有可能辦到的。」

政府赤字的大謎思

The pandemic revealed how governments can inject trillions into the economy—sending $1,400 checks to millions—without raising taxes. Conventional wisdom frames deficits as dangerous, but that thinking ignores how modern money works. The true constraint is not a lack of funds, but real-world resources like workers, materials, and technology. Rethinking deficits as tools for progress could fuel solutions in health care, climate, and infrastructure.