EPISODE · Dec 9, 2022
22.22 UWFB Yes, We Can Have It All!
from The SUWA Show - Squatters and Unwaged Workers Airwaves · host Anne Maxwell & Kevin Gaynor with Prof Phil Lawn
De-growth, de-carbonise, well-being, inclusion, a healthy environment. Yes, we can have an economy that is sustainable, and that includes everyone -- via full employment.MMT-informed ecological economist, Professor Phil Lawn explains how this is possible. We can harness the many wonders of the Job Guarantee (which featured recently in a Boyer lecture given by Indigenous lawyer and activist, Noel Pearson.) We can include everyone in the economy, but we won’t be using a "Universal Basic Income". And watch out Gina, Kev the Commie is coming after your wealth!Creditshttps://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/boyerlectures/the-first-ga...(link is external)The First Game Changer: A Job Guarantee For The Bottom MillionNoel Pearson giving his Third Boyer Lecture on ABC's Radio National, 18 Nov 2022Noel Pearson: "Only those accustomed to the opportunity of work can afford the luxury of the idea that work is not foundational to the well-being of all humans."
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De-growth, de-carbonise, well-being, inclusion, a healthy environment. Yes, we can have an economy that is sustainable, and that includes everyone -- via full employment.MMT-informed ecological economist, Professor Phil Lawn explains how this is possible. We can harness the many wonders of the Job Guarantee (which featured recently in a Boyer lecture given by Indigenous lawyer and activist, Noel Pearson.) We can include everyone in the economy, but we won’t be using a "Universal Basic Income". And watch out Gina, Kev the Commie is coming after your wealth!Creditshttps://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/boyerlectures/the-first-ga...(link is external)The First Game Changer: A Job Guarantee For The Bottom MillionNoel Pearson giving his Third Boyer Lecture on ABC's Radio National, 18 Nov 2022Noel Pearson: "Only those accustomed to the opportunity of work can afford the luxury of the idea that work is not foundational to the well-being of all humans."
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