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Roger Gest

SVB: It's a Wonderful Lie

SVB: It’s a Wonderful Lie

November 5, 2024May 14, 2023 by Roger Gest

So, who is responsible for this fiasco? Or for the last one? Or the next?  Any reasonable person can see that the present system is untenable.

Categories Economic Justice Tags Banking, Federal Reserve, Inflation
Where Does A Bullet Go?

Where Does A Bullet Go?

November 5, 2024March 12, 2023 by Roger Gest

We need to slash our obscenely large and lethal military, but cutting military spending means less money entering our communities.

Categories Economic Justice, Peace with Justice Tags Deficit, Imperialism, Military Industial Complex
“Debt" Ceilings for Dummies

“Debt” Ceilings for Dummies

November 5, 2024January 10, 2023 by Roger Gest

Beautifully simple are a sovereign nation’s sectoral balances. They readily demonstrate that the government’s negative is the public’s positive, and vice versa.

Categories Economic Justice Tags Debt Ceiling, Deficit, Federal Reserve, Sectoral Balances, Treasury
Cryptocurrency : the Medium IS the Scam

Cryptocurrency : the Medium IS the Scam

November 5, 2024December 31, 2022 by Roger Gest

In a piece titled “Cryptocurrency: Don’t Blame the Medium for the Scam,” libertarian Counterpunch contributor Thomas Knapp wholly misunderstands the nature of money and cryptocurrency. 

Categories Technology & Innovation Tags Bitcoin, Crypto
Rohan Grey Introduces ECash

Rohan Grey Introduces ECash

November 5, 2024May 20, 2022 by Roger Gest

Grey briefly discusses the history and nature of various money schemes, from tally sticks and various tokens up through phone minutes and cryptocurrencies.

Categories Real Progressives Tags Crypto
UBI vs FJG

UBI vs FJG

November 24, 2024August 4, 2021 by Roger Gest

A Federal Job Guarantee is real progress. A UBI advances our deterioration. 

Categories Economic Justice, Op Ed Tags Federal Job Guarantee, UBI
The Green New Deal Will Prevent Inflation

The Green New Deal Will Prevent Inflation

November 12, 2024December 21, 2020 by Roger Gest

Not having a Green New Deal, however, could result in devastating cost-push (left finger) inflation.

Categories Economic Justice, Environmental & Ecological Justice, Technology & Innovation Tags Green New Deal, Inflation
The ABC Act, Platinum Coins, & Seigniorage

The ABC Act, Platinum Coins, & Seigniorage

November 5, 2024July 3, 2020 by Roger Gest

The Automatic BOOST to Communities (ABC) Act, introduced by Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib with the support of Congresswoman Jayapal as well as economist and lawyer, Professor Rohan Grey, is how … Read more

Categories Democracy, Economic Justice, Technology & Innovation Tags Debt, Deficit, Taxation

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