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When governments propose bold solutions to challenges such as housing affordability, climate change, health care, public transportation or economic inequality, one question almost always follows: How will we pay for it?
But what if that question begins with the wrong assumptions?
On Sept. 24, internationally renowned economist and bestselling author Stephanie Kelton will join us at the Vancouver Playhouse for “The Economics of What’s Possible.”
Kelton is one of the world’s leading voices on modern monetary theory, an approach to economics that challenges conventional thinking about government spending, public debt and deficits. Her bestselling book, The Deficit Myth: Modern Monetary Theory and the Birth of the People’s Economy, examines how familiar stories about money can limit public policy and narrow our collective imagination.
In an intimate, fireside-style conversation, Kelton will unpack the stories we tell about money, scarcity and government budgets. She will explore how these narratives influence the decisions governments make, the priorities societies pursue and the futures people believe are financially possible.
The conversation will extend beyond economics alone. What happens when assumptions embedded in our economic systems are determining our social priorities? How might our choices change if we understood public resources differently? And what new possibilities could emerge if we reconsidered the way we think about what governments can and cannot afford?
The evening will include a moderated audience Q&A, so come ready to question your own assumptions about what's possible and put them to Kelton directly.
This Bruce and Lis Welch Community Dialogue takes place Sept. 24 from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at the Vancouver Playhouse and is the third offering in “When the Map Is Useless: Conversations for a World in Transition,” a multi-year series convening Simon Fraser University and the wider community to strengthen public sense-making and civic discourse during a period of profound social, political and ecological change.
Light refreshments and a cash bar will be available when doors open at 6 p.m.
Tickets are $19.99 for general admission and $9.99 for students and seniors and are available now — reserve your seat for “The Economics of What's Possible”! ![[Tyee]](/design-article.thetyee.ca/ui/img/yellowblob.png){kind=small}
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