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Month: January 2016

Australia Day: a date that divides us

As Australia Day 2016 approaches, I feel, once again, a sense of discomfort, something I attribute to my uneasiness about what this day represents. I have long felt uncomfortable… Read more “Australia Day: a date that divides us”

January 25, 2016January 25, 2016 by John Kelly

What would happen if a Sovereign Currency Issuing Government with a floating exchange rate ran a Fiscal Deficit without Borrowing?

There is no nexus that demonstrates that borrowing has anything to do with “financing” government net spending. Borrowing is a monetary operation aimed at interest-rate maintenance.  … Read more “What would happen if a Sovereign Currency Issuing Government with a floating exchange rate ran a Fiscal Deficit without Borrowing?”

January 24, 2016 by John Kelly

We are governed by Idiots

After several interest rate reductions over the past two years, a tool used by the Reserve Bank to stimulate activity, not much has happened. Business has not… Read more “We are governed by Idiots”

January 24, 2016 by John Kelly

This Bernie Sanders’ Appointee Has Proposed an ELR- So Who is She and What is That?

Originally posted on The Déclassé Intellectual:
An Employer of Last Resort, also known as a job guarantee, is exactly what it sounds like. It is a…

January 24, 2016 by John Kelly

What is Neo-liberalism and why knowing matters.

I have said it before but it deserves repeating. Democracy is not failing us; it is we who fail democracy when we fail to actively engage with… Read more “What is Neo-liberalism and why knowing matters.”

January 12, 2016January 12, 2016 by John Kelly

The Game is Rigged.

A short video by Robert Reich lasting just 2 minutes 35 seconds landed in my news feed on Facebook a few days ago. For all I know… Read more “The Game is Rigged.”

January 6, 2016 by John Kelly

Blogging for a Better Australia

What do the following have in common: Tony Abbott, Joe Hockey, Arthur Sinodinos, David Johnston, Bronwyn Bishop, Jamie Briggs, Eric Abetz, Mal Brough, Kevin Andrews, Bruce Billson?… Read more “Blogging for a Better Australia”

January 4, 2016February 22, 2016 by John Kelly

Election 2016: Some Economic Myth-Busters

A Happy New Year to everyone and in case you have forgotten, 2016 is an election year. Regardless of one’s personal preference for a conservative or progressive… Read more “Election 2016: Some Economic Myth-Busters”

January 1, 2016January 1, 2016 by John Kelly

Six Pillars of Wisdom

Have you picked up on the government’s latest three word slogan, “paid with savings” yet? Each new initiative announced recently, where money is involved, comes with the… Read more “Six Pillars of Wisdom”

January 1, 2016 by John Kelly

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