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The Job Guarantee and the MMT Core: Part Twelve, Theory and Fact

Cullen Roche continued his extensive and multi-faceted critique of the Job Guarantee policy and the Modern Monetary Theory approach to economics with a piece attempting to distinguish “theory” and “fact.” His piece is based on the common sense idea that there's a distinction be more »

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Job Guarantee and the MMT Core: Part Eleven, Price Anchor or Price Buoy

Is the JG a Price Anchor?

More on Cullen Roche's claims about the JG, this time a discussion of his price anchor vs. price buoy post.

Let's begin with:

”. . . This is right in theory and entirely unproven in reality. . . . more »

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The Job Guarantee and the MMT Core: Part Ten – A 180 Mic Check?

Cullen Roche continued his attack on the JG and his critics with a post asking whether America really needs to do a 180? I see the post as a set of distractions and straw man arguments that misconstrue the positions of his critics. more »

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The Job Guarantee and the MMT Core: Part Nine, The Wrong Goal?

Spilling Electronic Ink more »

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The Job Guarantee and the MMT Core: Part Eight, The JG Rate

A little time out from my critiques of the various posts contending that the MMT Job Guarantee (JG) proposal is not the core of MMT as an approach. more »

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