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Podcast: Beyond Currency
Episode: 7 July 2020 - £500 for every adult to boost economy
Description: "There is a radical economic theory that has been tested in a few economies that Chancellor Rishi Sunak is rumoured to favour as he looks to innovate to help the UK recover from the worst effects of the Covid-19 pandemic.
It is believed that the most effective way to get an economy moving is the shock treatment of placing cash in the hands of the population with the instruction to spend spend spend. This resembles the Helicopter Money theory championed by former Fed. Chairman Ben Bernanke.
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