Kevin :ve: · @kevin
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Wow. This is absolutely fascinating. Highly recommended reading. The linked original #RooseveltInstitute proposal is quite accessible, too.
FWIW, here in #Japan we have a superb postal banking system. The US would benefit greatly from this proposal imho.
The Case for a Banking Public Option - The American Prospect
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https://prospect.org/economy/2023-03-15-federal-reserve-banking-public-option/
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Cory Doctorow's linkblog · @pluralistic
39326 followers · 36578 posts · Server mamot.frAs Joseph Stiglitz and Regmi Ira wrote for the #RooseveltInstitute last December, "Weak unions, globalization, and changes in the structure of the economy" mean that workers generally can't demand inflation-tracking wage increases:
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Justin (koavf) · @koavf
30 followers · 663 posts · Server mastodon.socialThe pandemic and Russo-Ukraine war (along with market failures and corporate greed) have caused inflation: (academic) https://rooseveltinstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/RI_CausesofandResponsestoTodaysInflation_Report_202212.pdf (popular) https://theintercept.com/2022/12/12/inflation-covid-war-joseph-stiglitz-ira-regmi/
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