Discover and read the best of Twitter Threads about #JobGuarantee
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Third Way, a group of self-described "moderate Democrats," is stoking fears that the progressive movement will hurt our chances at winning the mid-term and presidential elections. (1/4) nbcnews.com/politics/elect…
Third Way, which consists of many Wall Street bankers and real estate developers, accuses progressives of wanting to end capitalism, while the "moderate Dems" merely want to mend it. This is a gross mischaracterization of the progressive movement. (2/4)
It's the corporate & financial interests who don't want change, while progressives are talking about what Millennials and Working Families want (i.e., #MedicareforAll, #CollegeforAll, #JobGuarantee, #UBI, 100% #RenewableEnergy)...(3/4)
The #JobGuarantee is more than a price stabilizing tool, or a "buffer stock of labor" to keep ready for private sector employers. It IS those things, but more importantly it's a life changing policy that will eliminate involuntary unemployment. And for me it's personal.. 1/
My son Jared turns 7 in a few weeks. He was 3 when he was diagnosed with autism. The official diagnosis wasn't a surprise to me, it was almost like diagnosing my daughter with curly hair. We knew. I WAS surprised however when I heard of the unemployment #'s for autistic adults 2/
"There will be 500,000 adults on the autism spectrum aging into adulthood over the next 10 years. Yet a whopping 85% of college grads affected by autism are unemployed, compared to the national unemployment rate of 4.5%" (2017) 3/
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Hello MMT world! This twitter feed is meant to provide opportunities for online MMT activism. We will post articles, YouTube videos, twitter threads, etc., which could benefit from an MMT perspective in the replies, then you can join those discussions. (1/4)
Our purpose: to stamp out myths regarding the monetary and banking system, so that political and economic discussions can truly be informed. (2/4)
Our strategy: get MMT out there to the places these discussions are already being had. Do so in a highly visible and lasting way that maximizes the impact of our time. Engage people in friendly conversation. Win hearts and minds one by one. (3/4)
Almost 20 yrs ago (1999), Randy Wray, @mattybram, @ptcherneva and I brought the Center for Full Employment & Price Stability to #UMKC. For two decades, we hosted conferences, advised policmakers, and published volumes of research on the #JobGuarantee.
Our doctoral program produced dozens of students who wrote their dissertations on some aspect of the #JobGuarantee. People like @FadhelKaboub now run their own Institutes with the #JG at the core.
Point is, we’ve been at this a for a very long time. Sometimes it felt like a losing battle. But here we are today with #JG in the headlines every day.
