“when there is a line outside the Job Guarantee Office, you know you need to spend more; when there is not, you do not. And once in place as a programme, there is no need for new legislation in the face of every downturn.” EconomicsEmploymentMacroeconomics Book:Modern Monetary Theory: Key Insights, Leading Thinkers Source: Modern Monetary Theory: Key Insights, Leading Thinkers
“A once-and-for-all increase in prices due to low-end workers finally seeing their wages catch up to historical productivity increases is a desired policy outcome, not something to be avoided. Thereafter, the goal would be for wages to stay roughly par with productivity, thereby creating price stability.” EconomicsEmploymentInflationMacroeconomics Book:Modern Monetary Theory: Key Insights, Leading Thinkers Source: Modern Monetary Theory: Key Insights, Leading Thinkers
“inflation is a zero-sum game: there are always winners and losers, not just losers. The idea that it is only the latter has been encouraged by neoliberal scholars in order to justify policies that lead to economic contraction every time upward pressure is placed on wages by low unemployment rates.” EconomicsInflationNeoliberalismMacroeconomics Book:Modern Monetary Theory: Key Insights, Leading Thinkers Source: Modern Monetary Theory: Key Insights, Leading Thinkers