Thread by @sdgrumbine

Pretend you understand #MMT (Modern Monetary Theory) and look down at your child, knowing we have less than 12 years to substantively reduce our carbon footprint massively to stave off some of the more deleterious effects of climate change heading towards us.
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You know that Congress and other sovereign currency issuing nations can simply spend what must be spent to save us all from disaster. (Same with Healthcare and education amongst a host of basic needs left unmet)

Now... pretend that the major parties are both corrupt and 3rd parties are steeped in economic illiteracy that edges up on at worst criminal negligence and the very least incompetence.

What do you do?

Now stop pretending.

That is what we are facing today.

The Democrats want to reduce deficits. (At least some Justice Dems like Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @AOC @BERNIESANDERS, @RashidaTlaib economic advisers get it right and understand MMT)

Both major parties want to reduce public services while blowing up the deficit on the wealthy.

The Greens want to End the Fed, Green the Dollar, create some non-elected monetary reform board and then... deal with climate change.

So.

We are FUBAR. Get it? Still wondering what I am talking about?

Time is running out for millions during this #COVID19 pandemic. From mortgages and rent to utilities and even student debt. Congress acts like this is tough. Many believe them. They think the Federal Government is budget constrained like their household and that is a huge mistake

Congress alone can fix all of this. Can pay for it with keystrokes. Deficit spend without raising a nickel of taxes and If that seems to hard to get, then we are more screwed than anyone could've ever dreamed.#LearnMMT #EachOneTeachOne #GreenNewDeal #climatejustice #ForceTheVote