@chartalist
There are alternative economic stories where life/humanity is the hero and private business a trusty emissary. Chartalism is the historical origin story to a better present and future. Scottish Currency Group & Bylines Scotland writer
Okay, this is quite outstanding from Bedford Council.
Today's SCG article in The National
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Scotland can lead the post-neoliberal world. By reclaiming our sovereign power and installing an IFC, we choose people over poverty and investment over austerity. The engine is ready. Letβs build. π΄σ §σ ’σ ³σ £σ ΄σ ΏποΈ #ScottishIFC #MMT #TaxJustice (11/12)
Weβre told the National Debt is a burden & the state must "find money" like a household. These are neoliberal myths used to justify austerity. This fails by prioritizing markets over people. Itβs time to reclaim our democracy. 𧡠(1/12)
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Einstein said this
If Carney thinks the fiction of the current economic system has been broken, why would we try to build the same false structure with different masters? Itβs time for a peoplesβ/wellbeing/sustainable economic framework. #LocalDemocracy #MMT #Community
One of the most important points in Carneyβs speech is the admission of the economic fictions (lies) that heterodox economists and #MMT have being highlighting for two decades. He exposes the political choices that keep ordinary people in a precarious financial state
One of the most important points in Carneyβs speech is the admission of the economic fictions (lies) that heterodox economists and #MMT have being highlighting for two decades. He exposes the political choices that keep ordinary people in a precarious financial state
"Carneyβs speech implicitly concedes that the rupture is not merely Trumpβs doing; it is the exposure of what the system always was: a power-based arrangement dressed in the language of universal values."
#Canada
#Rupture
#Scotland
#Economy
Trumpβs burning down of the rules-based order could herald a new dawn for global equality and human advancement | by Jim Osborne and David Murray
Thatβs what the union took away from the Scottish people. You have hit the sovereignty nail right on the head.
Rationally managing the country's natural resources and π³π¦π΅π’πͺπ―πͺπ―π¨ the revenues thereof, is also not to be sneered at. I humbly submit.
#FreeScotland
Itβs a whole load of interrelated issues. If the Scottish government truly want to improve our standards markedly, we need to get away from statistic driven outcomes and drive at higher living standards. That takes money which, until Scotland becomes an independent currency issuer, it does not have
Apparently, Reform are reclaiming the centre right.
#Far
When the evidence from pre-union Scotland is examined, the idea that the United Kingdom is a voluntary institution is, frankly, deluded | David Murray
Just read the history. Scotland was forced to join the union. The people were rioting in the streets. No one wanted it. Those that did were the rich making money out of it. They had troops on the border waiting in case they didnβt win the votes!
Read the article. The Darien debacle was a result of the pressures imposed on Scotland due to English sanctions and embargoes.
Does anyone seriously believe the Conquest sorry, Union was voluntary?
#Cymru Hold my beer. Scotland is far from unique in this regard - honestly, even the constituent parts of England weren't united over tea and biscuits.
#EndTheEmpire
#EndTheUnion
#Annibyniaeth
#Cymru
"Independence offers liberation. Embracing chartalism β a school of economic thought that recognises how sovereign currency issuance supports public priorities β Scotland could build a wellbeing economy prioritising health, equality, sustainability, and community over GDP."
A good 'summary' of history that is worthwhile a read and remember by @chartalist.bsky.social. England's exploitative relationship with Scotland.
The UK was a one-sided trade arrangement from inception. No wonder Scotland feels like a colony
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The Misconceptions - Introduction
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