It's Not MMT Without a Job Guarantee

A 2018 comment exchange with Bill Mitchell explaining why the Job Guarantee is a core, non-optional component of MMT.

15 Jul 2026 09:00 +0100 · 8 min · NeilW

Zero Interest Rate Policy (ZIRP) Primer

Here’s an executive summary for a potential primer on ZIRP. I invite you to share any thoughts or suggestions on Discord if there are areas that need further detail or clarification

23 Feb 2025 10:37 +0000 · 6 min · NeilW

MMT Money Story - Print and Shred Edition

For every Printing Press, there is a Shredding Machine. You can’t have one without the other.

18 Sep 2023 08:19 +0100 · 2 min · NeilW

MMT Basics: Interest Rates

Bill Mitchell explains how MMT sees the effect of Interest Rate changes on the economy

26 Jun 2023 08:21 +0100 · 5 min · NeilW

How to fix the government's borrowing costs

The government borrows at a price of its choosing. Here’s how.

23 Oct 2022 08:12 +0100 · 2 min · NeilW

The Job Guarantee - More Money, Less Tax

A Job Guarantee is a straightforward concept. It is the government’s offer of a job to everyone who wants one, at the living wage, working for the public good.

16 Jan 2022 10:17 +0000 · 6 min · NeilW

How the Government's Super-Platinum Credit Card Works

A government can get the best credit card deal in the world. Here’s how it works and how they could use it.

16 Jan 2022 07:07 +0000 · 5 min · NeilW

The Interest/Price Spiral

Raising interest rates in an attempt to control inflation is a myth that could, instead, lead to a price spiral

28 Dec 2021 12:32 +0000 · 5 min · NeilW

The Supply Process - MMT Version

An overview of the way MMT sees the government procurement process

10 Nov 2021 08:17 +0000 · 2 min · NeilW

Why Tax Matches Spending

A bit of multiplier maths so you can impress the neoliberals

4 Jul 2021 08:05 +0100 · 2 min · NeilW