MMP Blog #51: The Efficiency Fairy and Inflation Goblins
The main objections to MMT are the belief that adoption of a fiat money necessarily leads to high inflation and perceived government inefficiency. Let’s expose these boogeymen.
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MMP Blog #50: MMT Without the JG? Conclusion
Can you separate the MMT explanation of the cause of unemployment from the policy to cure it? Yes. Should you? Of course not.
16 Reasons Matt Yglesias is Wrong about the Job Guarantee vs. Basic Income
Yes, sending a check to people is not as “messy,” but let’s stop pretending that it’s a panacea for the fundamental problem of economic insecurity.
Reconstructing the Algebra of Race and Rights
Raul Carrillo argues for permanent, non-discretionary funding of income, healthcare, housing, education, employment for all.
UBI and Immigrants: Lessons from the Pandemic
Most think of the UBI from a national perspective but comparatively little thought has gone into the global perspective.
Considering and Critiquing Universal Basic Income: Introduction
UBI is both an important topic in its own right and a useful lens for examining recurrent virtues and vices in projects of partial decommodification and universal provision.
Payments to Alaskans are Not a UBI
Instead, we should look to stabilize our national economy with a Federal Jobs Guarantee instead of using a program unique to just one state.