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A video explaining modern monetary theory and how with a little Marxism it can benefit everyone.

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[โ€“] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

But also bad if you have pay for things like food and shelter. Then you are just bartering which is less efficient than having actual currency. You can't buy or sell someone half a haircut.

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

If wages rise with inflation, then workers gain relative to those with accumulated fortunes.