It was a disappointing start for the new governor, who is well aware of what a currency issuing government can do. This meeting was a great… Read more “Neoliberal Groupthink Triumphs Again”
Month: September 2016
Porter’s Plan Misses the Point
A basic job guarantee for every able young person now on welfare is the answer Christian Porter is seeking. It is staring him and his government in… Read more “Porter’s Plan Misses the Point”
The Case for Overt Monetary Financing
Long term economic stagnation, such as we are facing now, poses serious social risks for all nations currently recovering from the GFC. Unemployment, underemployment, a lowering of… Read more “The Case for Overt Monetary Financing”
Here’s something to think about…
Starting a new political party is not that difficult. The recent surge in start-ups demonstrates this. It’s largely just a matter of paperwork. Getting it off the… Read more “Here’s something to think about…”
The Australian Employment Party…a call from the wilderness
What does one do when, as a citizen of a currency issuing nation, one feels disempowered? What does one do when one feels one’s ideology is being ignored, that one… Read more “The Australian Employment Party…a call from the wilderness”
What will it take?
Last week’s farce enacted in parliament, where the government lost control on three voting issues, is but a symptom of a much broader problem. These incidents demonstrated… Read more “What will it take?”
End these Schoolboy Antics Now!
Much has been said about the divisive nature of a plebiscite to decide the question of same-sex marriage. Much has been said about the simplicity of a… Read more “End these Schoolboy Antics Now!”
Oh God! Another Train Wreck
Scott Morrison might be trying to scare us with his latest warnings of a $1 trillion gross debt within a decade, or he might be trying to… Read more “Oh God! Another Train Wreck”
They don’t care about us
We live in a plutocratic world; government for the wealthy, by the wealthy. Politicians everywhere are merely pawns, already compromised before they are elected. Read… Read more “They don’t care about us”
THE VIEW FROM MY GARDEN 