MMP Blog #50 Responses
Comments and responses on the Modern Money Primer Part 50.
Full Employment
MMP Blog #48: Is The Job Guarantee Necessary?
Once one understands that sovereign governments do not have to force millions to suffer involuntary unemployment, then the ethically defensible position of opposing a Job Guarantee is narrowed.
MMP Blog #47: The JG / ELR and Real World Experience
There have been many job creation programs implemented around the world – let’s take a look at some of them.
MMP Blog #43: Job Guarantee Basics: Design and Advantages
A JG or ELR program is one in which government promises to make a job available to any qualifying individual who is ready and willing to work.
MMP Blog #42: Introduction to the Job Guarantee or Employer of Last Resort
Some have called it slavery; others accuse supporters of fascism or communism. Some claim we want to destroy the safety net. Others say we want to destroy capitalism.
MMP Blog #38: MMT for Austrians
MMT is not just for advocates of big government. I have always been surprised that some of the most vehement critics of MMT are libertarians and Austrians.