PinnedImplementing Democratic Money without LoansDemocratic Money is an old idea suggested by Keynes, Marx, and modern monetary theorists (MMT), among many others. The idea is to give…Nov 24, 20241Nov 24, 20241
PinnedThe Reserve Bank and Governments Can Stop Inflation, have Full Employment and Increase Community…The Reserve Bank complains that it can only control inflation by changing interest rates. They are wrong. They can control inflation byDec 3, 2024Dec 3, 2024
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PinnedCommunity Capital and Social EvolutionSocial learning is to ideas what natural selection is to genes. Both are ways of picking out good solutions from a sea of variety. Mark…Apr 17, 2022Apr 17, 2022
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An Outline of a Business Proposition to a Community Bank, ASIC and the Reserve BankThe following example shows an alternative economic framework that prioritizes community wealth building, fair housing distribution, and…Feb 26Feb 26
Fair Loans — A Better Way to Make MoneyA long time ago, the philosopher Aristotle said, “The worst way to make money is by getting extra money from money itself instead of using…Feb 22Feb 22
Controlling the Money SupplyThe Reserve Bank cannot control the money supply by altering interest rates because interest is unnecessary and varies depending on the…Feb 19Feb 19