It is the export surplus and the budget deficit which enable the capitalists to make profits over and above their own purchases of goods and services.
More quotes by Michał Kalecki
It should be noticed that the whole approach is in contradiction to generally accepted views.
We have found that the degree of monopoly is likely to increase somewhat during depressions.
In a sense the budget deficit can be considered as an artificial export surplus.
An increase in the number of paupers does not broaden the market.
Armaments and wars, usually financed by budget deficits, are also a source of this kind of profits.
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