Ep 19 (2/2): Dr. Joe Firestone on MMT vs. Monetary Reform

Welcome to episode nineteen of Activist #MMT. Today is part two of my conversation with PhD political scientist, author, and MMT-er Joe Firestone. Joe and I talk about the core differences between Modern Monetary Theory and Monetary Reform. Monetary Reform is a movement represented and promoted by organizations such as Positive Money in the U.K. and the American Monetary Institute (AMI) in the United States. This is also the second in a larger four part series on these differences. Parts three and four are with prominent Monetary Reform advocate Dan Sullivan. A full introduction to this episode can be found before part one. #LearnMMT For an overview of Modern Monetary Theory (MMT) with many reliable sources to learn more, here is a good place to start: On the web: My layperson intro with many expert sources listed at the bottom. On Twitter: My massive pinned tweet with expert sources and layperson tutorials. On Facebook: Follow this podcast :) The pinned post contains the above web-article. Also, the pinned post on Modern Monetary for Real Progressives contains a wealth of information. Please become a monthly patron of Activist #MMT We shouldn't have to beg, but we do have to beg. So it's not *that* we beg, but *who* we beg. I am choosing to beg you, my listeners, to financially support this show. $1 patrons are very much appreciated. Every little bit helps. Thank you. $5 patrons get exclusive access to episodes (generally) four days before they are released to the public, and exclusive "patron only remixes". $10 patrons get much earlier access to episodes – sometimes weeks in advance. To be clear, all episodes of Activist #MMT are free for all, forever. Patrons only get the opportunity to hear them before the public. Take a listen. If you like what you hear, thank you for considering becoming a patron of Activist #MMT (here: https://www.patreon.com/activistmmt). ✌️, ❤️, and #MMT 🦉