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If the NFL changed their point values to Field goals=7 points, and touchdowns=3 points, I imagine that teams would immediately stop scoring TD's, and start kicking field goals..when the rules of the game change, you change your strategy to give yourself the best chance to win
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Now imagine the rules of the "money game" changed (it shouldn't be hard, they DID change almost 50 years ago). When the convertibility of dollars to gold was removed, it opened up a wide range of possibilities that we still have yet to fully realize ("fully" is being kind)
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That doesn't mean there aren't limits, it's just that those limits are NOT what they used to be. The things we can do are no longer constrained by how much "money" or how much of a finite shiny metal we have- they're constrained by REAL things- Land, labor, raw materials etc.
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If it's physically possible, then it's financially affordable. The federal government can *always* purchase anything that's for sale in its own sovereign currency (*can* does not always mean *should* though).
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We can address the planet fire-we can fix our broken healthcare and education systems-we can end involuntary unemployment (and so much more) as long as we have the real available resources and the know how to do so.
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Since the rules of the "money game" have changed, I think it's finally time to change our strategy and give ourselves a better chance of "winning". #MMT #JobGuarantee #GreenNewDeal #MedicareForAll
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