Global equality and the environment - how do we save these? Modern Monetary Theory (MMT) is a macroeconomic theory that proposes that governments with their own currency have the ability to spend unlimited amounts of money on desirable sectors of the economy. Sustainably productive investments increase budget space According to MMT, government spending is limited by inflation and not by public debt....
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Red-green election strategy 2018
It would be good if the red-greens before the election could show what kind of society the right wants: Lowest possible social security, contributions and worker wages Easier to fire Unsafe work environment Market rents Fee-based school, health care and university Then I think people would vote for the red-greens. The red-greens should go to the polls on: Raised wages in the wage-lagging...
Be a free spirit and improve the world
Many on both the right and the left want us to do one or the other on an individual level so that the world does not collapse. Instead, become "outcome independent", do what your heart desires as long as you follow the law. The more and the more of us who obey all the propaganda, the more…
The line of work creates a pernicious economy
The line of work can be constructive. We must support ourselves as much as possible. In part this is good, it can also be disastrous for the economy. Workers need companies to work for. Companies need consumers. If everyone were happy and healthy, companies wouldn't sell very many of the big sellers fast food, candy, tobacco, drugs, guns, alcohol, sex, confectionery……
Cooperation is our evolutionary advantage
Collaboration is a must. Humanity's competitive advantage over the other animal species is if we maximize our ability to cooperate with each other, the animals, the earth and the universe. The severely disabled person we care for today may give birth to the next generation's Einstein.
Work and consumption both necessary
Capital has always made it more efficient Since time immemorial, capital has always tried to make it more efficient, to automate and in every way to reduce the cost of production. To some extent, that's good. It can free up resources for new production or research. But it has gone too far. Due to the declining share of…