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The Myth of the Discretionary Anchor vs. The Reality of the Job Guarantee
Richard Murphy’s MMT Source Book gets the monetary plumbing right, but throws away the one tool that gives the working class a structural floor.
Jun 4
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Darren Quinn
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The Mechanics of the Anchor: How the Job Guarantee Wage Actually Works
Why fixing the price and floating the quantity is the secret to price stability — and why Richard Murphy’s £15-in-London objection misses the point.
May 18
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Darren Quinn
2
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Richard Murphy Is Half-Right About the Job Guarantee — And That’s the Problem
When a brilliant economist lets implementation anxiety do the work of theoretical demolition, it’s time to respectfully push back.
May 7
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Darren Quinn
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2
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The Job Guarantee: The Anchor Our Economy Needs
Why treating unemployment as a policy tool is barbaric, and how a true Job Guarantee anchors inflation without the cruelty.
Apr 20
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Darren Quinn
2
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The Australian Welfare Paradox: A Hidden Basic Income Weaponised Against the Poor
We already have a Basic Income—we just call it ‘welfare‘ when it goes to the working class and ‘tax concessions‘ when it goes to the wealthy.
Apr 7
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Darren Quinn
5
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Trained Incapacity: What a Twitter Spat Taught Me About the RBA
A Friday Fightback against the "Ceremonial" demand for speed—and why the RBA's politeness is masking policy violence.
Apr 2
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Darren Quinn
3
SPECIAL EDITION — The Trap Was Already Closed: A Dated Structural Finding and What Happened Next
On 26 February 2026, a diagnostic instrument recorded Australia’s Stagflation Trap formally. Here is the record — and the 47 days that followed.
Apr 1
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Darren Quinn
5
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The Gruen Paradox: When "Serious" Economics Becomes Gatekeeping
How a famous economist family’s tactical pivots and rhetorical flourishes reveal more about politics than about money itself.
Mar 30
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Darren Quinn
5
2
The Iron Law of the Surplus Trap
Sectoral Balances Give Context to Trade Theory
Mar 24
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Darren Quinn
3
2
Why MMT Doesn't Wait for the Private Sector's Permission
The Pipes are Fixed, But the Valve is Broken
Mar 23
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Darren Quinn
10
3
The Double Tap: Why the RBA Just Executed a Corpse
Monetary vanity meets the biophysical wall — why hiking into a diesel shortage is a policy death wish.
Mar 18
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Darren Quinn
3
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Broke by Design: How Household Myths Keep Public Power Locked Down
The "Household Fallacy" isn't just bad economics—it's a political weapon handed to the banks.
Mar 16
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Darren Quinn
4
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