MMT is not a lens, it's a bottle opener!
We had an absolutely rollicking conversation with the high octane Steven Grumbine, who is a recognized face of MMT in America.
What does the party at the end of the world look like? While the libertarians are sharpening their knives, and eyeing our soft underbellies, we on the left are milling around debating the existence of beer. But Steve serves up some genuinely inspiring ideas to imbibe.
Let's show 'em how to party like there is no planet B!
Meanwhile, in episode #2 of Letter From the Cape, economist Bill Mitchell reminds us that Australia once experienced the wonder of a "full employment" economy.
Real Progressives
https://realprogressives.org/our-founder-steven-d-grumbine/
The Deficit Myth
https://stephaniekelton.com/book/
The 7 Deadly Innocent Frauds of Economic Policy
https://moslereconomics.com/mandatory-readings/innocent-frauds/
https://warrenmosler.com/publications/
Randall Wray
https://neweconomicperspectives.org/about.html
The Capital Order by Clara Mattei
https://www.claramattei.com/books/the-capital-order
Theme Music
Pleading Ignorance, by Ed Kuepper, from the album Starstruck.
https://edkuepper.com/(link is external)
Additional Audio
Too Many Things, by Ed Kuepper, from the album Starstruck.
https://orangefreesounds.com
Songs and sound effects permitted for non-commercial use under license “Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0)”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eepBkv32IWA
IN FULL: Treasurer Jim Chalmers addresses the latest jobs figures, ABC News (Australia), Press Conference on February 16, 2023
Anne Maxwell & Kevin Gaynor