Is the public purse empty?
The government wants you to believe that the public purse is empty and needs replenishing to set the finances straight. It’s not and it doesn’t. Time to challenge the lie …
Is the public purse empty? Read MoreTag: fiat currency
We pay for it by spending the money
We would like to share an article by GIMMS associate Alan Hutchison. This article was posted on his excellent website Matches in the Dark here. I use this as supporting …
We pay for it by spending the money Read MoreTime For Informed Change. Post Covid-19 Economics
Philip Armstrong Nick Potts Solent University, Southampton, UK Published online 13th August 2020 Full article Abstract In these extraordinary times it might just be that heterodox …
Time For Informed Change. Post Covid-19 Economics Read MoreWe need to talk about Tommy…the NHS: charity, taxes and MMT
In this post, originally published on Medium, Michael Berks discusses NHS funding. I’m sure you’ve all seen the story of 100-year old Captain Tom Moore, who, by walking 100 laps …
We need to talk about Tommy…the NHS: charity, taxes and MMT Read MoreTo rephrase Mahatma Gandhi ‘The future will depend on what we do today.’
Just a brief look at the news headlines in the last few weeks should be enough to set the alarm bells ringing. We are watching as the nation suffers a …
To rephrase Mahatma Gandhi ‘The future will depend on what we do today.’ Read MoreThe question is not how we will pay for the pandemic, but how government can use its currency-issuing capacity to deal with the most pressing issues of our time.
‘Care homes have been top priority for the government’ so said the health secretary in a COVID-19 briefing earlier this week. Daily the evidence grows that this is yet more …
The question is not how we will pay for the pandemic, but how government can use its currency-issuing capacity to deal with the most pressing issues of our time. Read MoreNorwood Hanson, Paul Krugman and MMT
Phil Armstrong, University of Southampton Solent and York College 2020 1. Norwood Hanson: Is the sun going around the Earth or the Earth going around the sun? Norwood …
Norwood Hanson, Paul Krugman and MMT Read MoreA Short Comment on the UK Government’s Fiscal Policy in the Current Crisis
By Phil Armstrong, University of Southampton Solent and York College. The UK government’s significant fiscal expansion – in line with its ‘do whatever is required’[1] mantra – is, of course, …
A Short Comment on the UK Government’s Fiscal Policy in the Current Crisis Read MoreThe Green New Deal
Why do we need a Green New Deal? The problem… The planet is facing a growing ecological and social crisis which stems from the structure of capitalist economies built …
The Green New Deal Read More#RethinkMoney – The Greatest Lie Ever Told (Probably)…#TaxAndSpend
GIMMS is delighted to have permission from blogger Duncan Poundcake to reblog his article which was originally posted here So what have we learned from the General Election of …
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