# A Scholarly Takedown of MMT: Emmanuel Maggiori on the Theory's Fatal Flaws

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Podcast: [The Human Action Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-human-action-podcast-1569402)
Published: 2026-06-09T20:15:28+00:00
Episode link: https://mises.org/podcasts/human-action-podcast/scholarly-takedown-mmt-emmanuel-maggiori-theorys-fatal-flaws
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Bob sits down with economist Emmanuel Maggiori to discuss his new book If You Can Just Print Money, Why Do I Pay Taxes?, a carefully researched, point-by-point critique of Modern Monetary Theory that engages MMT on its own terms, drawing on the MMTers' own textbook, papers, and responses to critics. Related: If You Can Just Print Money, Why Do I Pay Taxes?: Mises.org/HAP552a Bob's Mises Daily Article, "The Upside-Down World of MMT": Mises.org/HAP552b Jonathan Newman and Bob's MisesU Lecture on MMT: Mises.org/HAP552c

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