Darren Quinn
@ausmmt.bsky.social
MMT | Sustainable Sufficiency | Mental Health | Precariat | Torrens Uni | Aussie
Experience with unemployment and self-study of MMT to advocate for social justice reforms.
https://darrenquinn.substack.com/
Experience with unemployment and self-study of MMT to advocate for social justice reforms.
https://darrenquinn.substack.com/
I admit to not having read this yet, but I agree with the sentiment.
"[We] refuse to let jubilee exhaust the imagination of change. The more basic question becomes how to build and revise public credit systems so that fewer life-sustaining activities show up as 'debts' at all."
The Utopia of Refusal: David Graeber, Debt & the Left Monetary Imagination
by Will Beaman & Scott Ferguson Note: David Graeber leaves behind a rich and complex body of work that remains influential for leftist thought and practice. Since his passing in 2020, however, …
moneyontheleft.org
December 5, 2025 at 12:28 AM
I admit to not having read this yet, but I agree with the sentiment.
We invented Wi-Fi, but our policymakers still talk like we are a "banana republic" living beyond our means.
We have world-class scientists screaming about climate adaptation, while our institutions pretend disasters are just "bad luck."
It isn't incompetence; it’s a systemic trap. 👇 buff.ly/ziDVBHq
We have world-class scientists screaming about climate adaptation, while our institutions pretend disasters are just "bad luck."
It isn't incompetence; it’s a systemic trap. 👇 buff.ly/ziDVBHq
Smart Country, Vulnerable Economy
The Translation Problem
buff.ly
December 4, 2025 at 11:20 PM
We invented Wi-Fi, but our policymakers still talk like we are a "banana republic" living beyond our means.
We have world-class scientists screaming about climate adaptation, while our institutions pretend disasters are just "bad luck."
It isn't incompetence; it’s a systemic trap. 👇 buff.ly/ziDVBHq
We have world-class scientists screaming about climate adaptation, while our institutions pretend disasters are just "bad luck."
It isn't incompetence; it’s a systemic trap. 👇 buff.ly/ziDVBHq
Just doing this in the hopes that @zackpolanski.bsky.social does see it.
Next time Mr Polanski is asked a childish 'gotcha' style question about debt interest, he should say these things, though not perhaps in this order.
1) Google it (apologies to A. Bandt).
2) Debt issuance by the UK Govt is a choice, not a necessity. It is not to fund deficits...
1) Google it (apologies to A. Bandt).
2) Debt issuance by the UK Govt is a choice, not a necessity. It is not to fund deficits...
December 4, 2025 at 1:18 AM
Just doing this in the hopes that @zackpolanski.bsky.social does see it.
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Quickest way to get rid of national/government debt is to name it something else. Not satisfied with that? Don’t let any government agency issue securities or be named after any agency (only CBs issue & don’t call them Treasuries). Again no more debt.
December 4, 2025 at 1:16 AM
Quickest way to get rid of national/government debt is to name it something else. Not satisfied with that? Don’t let any government agency issue securities or be named after any agency (only CBs issue & don’t call them Treasuries). Again no more debt.
Pet peeve/bugbear: calling any abbreviation an acronym. Acronyms form words like SCUBA, SWAT.
If you want to call it an abbreviation or initialism, by all means!
If you want to call it an abbreviation or initialism, by all means!
I'm playing with this very simple USD indicator, presently called a GEP (Gross Economic Product) as it is too simple to dignify it with the acronym GPI, which values inequality, domestic labour, underemployment, emissions and material footprint in conventional ways.
December 4, 2025 at 1:11 AM
Pet peeve/bugbear: calling any abbreviation an acronym. Acronyms form words like SCUBA, SWAT.
If you want to call it an abbreviation or initialism, by all means!
If you want to call it an abbreviation or initialism, by all means!
Australia ranks #3 in the world for research complexity.
Yet our economy is structurally fragile, with a 217% private debt overhang.
We are a research powerhouse trapped inside a quarry. Why doesn't our brilliance translate to resilience?
The "Translation Problem" explained 👇 buff.ly/sxfpDNB
Yet our economy is structurally fragile, with a 217% private debt overhang.
We are a research powerhouse trapped inside a quarry. Why doesn't our brilliance translate to resilience?
The "Translation Problem" explained 👇 buff.ly/sxfpDNB
Smart Country, Vulnerable Economy
The Translation Problem
buff.ly
December 3, 2025 at 11:20 PM
Australia ranks #3 in the world for research complexity.
Yet our economy is structurally fragile, with a 217% private debt overhang.
We are a research powerhouse trapped inside a quarry. Why doesn't our brilliance translate to resilience?
The "Translation Problem" explained 👇 buff.ly/sxfpDNB
Yet our economy is structurally fragile, with a 217% private debt overhang.
We are a research powerhouse trapped inside a quarry. Why doesn't our brilliance translate to resilience?
The "Translation Problem" explained 👇 buff.ly/sxfpDNB
We have the scientists. We have the engineers. We have the resources.
We don't have a capability problem. We have a political problem. #complexity #auspol
How we bridge the "Translation Gap" and reclaim our #sovereignty 👇 buff.ly/huQBEjF
We don't have a capability problem. We have a political problem. #complexity #auspol
How we bridge the "Translation Gap" and reclaim our #sovereignty 👇 buff.ly/huQBEjF
How Smart Countries Build Dumb Export Structures
The China Dependency Nobody Talks About
buff.ly
December 2, 2025 at 11:20 PM
We have the scientists. We have the engineers. We have the resources.
We don't have a capability problem. We have a political problem. #complexity #auspol
How we bridge the "Translation Gap" and reclaim our #sovereignty 👇 buff.ly/huQBEjF
We don't have a capability problem. We have a political problem. #complexity #auspol
How we bridge the "Translation Gap" and reclaim our #sovereignty 👇 buff.ly/huQBEjF
We let our economy become a "quarry with a university attached."
We dig up the rocks, ship them to China, and buy back the finished goods.
When #trade tensions rise, we have nowhere to hide.
Stop the denial. Read the reality check 👇 buff.ly/erUaLK0 #auspol
We dig up the rocks, ship them to China, and buy back the finished goods.
When #trade tensions rise, we have nowhere to hide.
Stop the denial. Read the reality check 👇 buff.ly/erUaLK0 #auspol
How Smart Countries Build Dumb Export Structures
The China Dependency Nobody Talks About
buff.ly
December 1, 2025 at 11:20 PM
We let our economy become a "quarry with a university attached."
We dig up the rocks, ship them to China, and buy back the finished goods.
When #trade tensions rise, we have nowhere to hide.
Stop the denial. Read the reality check 👇 buff.ly/erUaLK0 #auspol
We dig up the rocks, ship them to China, and buy back the finished goods.
When #trade tensions rise, we have nowhere to hide.
Stop the denial. Read the reality check 👇 buff.ly/erUaLK0 #auspol
ICYMI: Australia ranks #3 globally for research complexity. We invented Wi-Fi.
Yet our export profile looks like a developing nation: 55% rocks and gas.
How does a "smart country" build such a dumb export structure?
The full detective story 👇 buff.ly/2WP2pig #auspol
Yet our export profile looks like a developing nation: 55% rocks and gas.
How does a "smart country" build such a dumb export structure?
The full detective story 👇 buff.ly/2WP2pig #auspol
How Smart Countries Build Dumb Export Structures
The China Dependency Nobody Talks About
buff.ly
November 30, 2025 at 11:20 PM
ICYMI: Australia ranks #3 globally for research complexity. We invented Wi-Fi.
Yet our export profile looks like a developing nation: 55% rocks and gas.
How does a "smart country" build such a dumb export structure?
The full detective story 👇 buff.ly/2WP2pig #auspol
Yet our export profile looks like a developing nation: 55% rocks and gas.
How does a "smart country" build such a dumb export structure?
The full detective story 👇 buff.ly/2WP2pig #auspol
The #disaster doesn't start when the #rain falls. It starts when the #budget is cut.
Every #flood or #fire is a test of who gets #protected and who gets #abandoned.
Our #vulnerability isn't about what we know. It is about what governments #refuse to build.
Disaster by Design 👇 buff.ly/shOdHfm
Every #flood or #fire is a test of who gets #protected and who gets #abandoned.
Our #vulnerability isn't about what we know. It is about what governments #refuse to build.
Disaster by Design 👇 buff.ly/shOdHfm
Friday Fightback: When Austerity Makes the Weather Deadlier
Disaster by Design
buff.ly
November 29, 2025 at 11:20 PM
The #disaster doesn't start when the #rain falls. It starts when the #budget is cut.
Every #flood or #fire is a test of who gets #protected and who gets #abandoned.
Our #vulnerability isn't about what we know. It is about what governments #refuse to build.
Disaster by Design 👇 buff.ly/shOdHfm
Every #flood or #fire is a test of who gets #protected and who gets #abandoned.
Our #vulnerability isn't about what we know. It is about what governments #refuse to build.
Disaster by Design 👇 buff.ly/shOdHfm
"Resilience" has become code for "You are on your own."
Politicians cut budgets, ignore warnings, and then rely on your GoFundMe donations when disaster strikes.
Stop calling it "nature's fury." It is #Class War by Weather Report.
The fightback starts here 👇 buff.ly/nwhmyT6 #auspol
Politicians cut budgets, ignore warnings, and then rely on your GoFundMe donations when disaster strikes.
Stop calling it "nature's fury." It is #Class War by Weather Report.
The fightback starts here 👇 buff.ly/nwhmyT6 #auspol
Friday Fightback: When Austerity Makes the Weather Deadlier
Disaster by Design
buff.ly
November 28, 2025 at 11:20 PM
"Resilience" has become code for "You are on your own."
Politicians cut budgets, ignore warnings, and then rely on your GoFundMe donations when disaster strikes.
Stop calling it "nature's fury." It is #Class War by Weather Report.
The fightback starts here 👇 buff.ly/nwhmyT6 #auspol
Politicians cut budgets, ignore warnings, and then rely on your GoFundMe donations when disaster strikes.
Stop calling it "nature's fury." It is #Class War by Weather Report.
The fightback starts here 👇 buff.ly/nwhmyT6 #auspol
We have world-class climate data. We knew the Black Summer fires were coming. Yet they cost us $4.6bn in lost GDP.
Why? Because technical knowledge cannot fix an economic structure built on neglect.
Austerity is expensive. Here is the cost of "saving money" on survival 👇 buff.ly/VnAEtOC
Why? Because technical knowledge cannot fix an economic structure built on neglect.
Austerity is expensive. Here is the cost of "saving money" on survival 👇 buff.ly/VnAEtOC
Friday Fightback: When Austerity Makes the Weather Deadlier
Disaster by Design
buff.ly
November 27, 2025 at 11:20 PM
We have world-class climate data. We knew the Black Summer fires were coming. Yet they cost us $4.6bn in lost GDP.
Why? Because technical knowledge cannot fix an economic structure built on neglect.
Austerity is expensive. Here is the cost of "saving money" on survival 👇 buff.ly/VnAEtOC
Why? Because technical knowledge cannot fix an economic structure built on neglect.
Austerity is expensive. Here is the cost of "saving money" on survival 👇 buff.ly/VnAEtOC
There is a "zombie idea" in Australian politics that the government should run a surplus to "save for a rainy day."
The "Deficit" isn't a burden; it is the money supply in your bank account. The math they hide from you 👇 buff.ly/4dPCYsi #zombie #budget #auspol
The "Deficit" isn't a burden; it is the money supply in your bank account. The math they hide from you 👇 buff.ly/4dPCYsi #zombie #budget #auspol
The Sectoral Balances Reality Check
Why Foreign Desire for Australian Assets Isn't the Problem
buff.ly
November 26, 2025 at 11:20 PM
There is a "zombie idea" in Australian politics that the government should run a surplus to "save for a rainy day."
The "Deficit" isn't a burden; it is the money supply in your bank account. The math they hide from you 👇 buff.ly/4dPCYsi #zombie #budget #auspol
The "Deficit" isn't a burden; it is the money supply in your bank account. The math they hide from you 👇 buff.ly/4dPCYsi #zombie #budget #auspol
You cannot have a government surplus without forcing the private sector (us) into #deficit.
Every time a politician brags about "balancing the books," they are bragging about #draining your savings account.
Stop letting them frame your #poverty as their success.
👇 buff.ly/UKL4lYr
Every time a politician brags about "balancing the books," they are bragging about #draining your savings account.
Stop letting them frame your #poverty as their success.
👇 buff.ly/UKL4lYr
The Sectoral Balances Reality Check
Why Foreign Desire for Australian Assets Isn't the Problem
buff.ly
November 25, 2025 at 11:20 PM
You cannot have a government surplus without forcing the private sector (us) into #deficit.
Every time a politician brags about "balancing the books," they are bragging about #draining your savings account.
Stop letting them frame your #poverty as their success.
👇 buff.ly/UKL4lYr
Every time a politician brags about "balancing the books," they are bragging about #draining your savings account.
Stop letting them frame your #poverty as their success.
👇 buff.ly/UKL4lYr
The September #finance data shows a $21.5bn government #deficit.
Mainstream economists call this a "budget blowout." I call it a $21.5bn surplus for the non-government sector.
Here is the reality check 👇 buff.ly/FtVidLb #private #savings #auspol #budget
Mainstream economists call this a "budget blowout." I call it a $21.5bn surplus for the non-government sector.
Here is the reality check 👇 buff.ly/FtVidLb #private #savings #auspol #budget
The Sectoral Balances Reality Check
Why Foreign Desire for Australian Assets Isn't the Problem
buff.ly
November 24, 2025 at 11:20 PM
We created a system that turns being poor into a crime. Here is the blueprint of how we did it—and how we dismantle it 👇 buff.ly/j8qVnPU #poor #auspol #welfare
Friday Fightback: The Poverty Penalty — Punishment Disguised as Policy
The Cruelty is the Point
buff.ly
November 23, 2025 at 11:20 PM
We created a system that turns being poor into a crime. Here is the blueprint of how we did it—and how we dismantle it 👇 buff.ly/j8qVnPU #poor #auspol #welfare
When you strip income from the vulnerable before a conviction, you aren't delivering justice. You are weaponising the safety net.
It’s time to end the Poverty Penalty. Read today's Friday Fightback 👇 buff.ly/lXddgJA #fightback #poverty #vulnerable #auspol
It’s time to end the Poverty Penalty. Read today's Friday Fightback 👇 buff.ly/lXddgJA #fightback #poverty #vulnerable #auspol
Friday Fightback: The Poverty Penalty — Punishment Disguised as Policy
The Cruelty is the Point
buff.ly
November 22, 2025 at 11:20 PM
When you strip income from the vulnerable before a conviction, you aren't delivering justice. You are weaponising the safety net.
It’s time to end the Poverty Penalty. Read today's Friday Fightback 👇 buff.ly/lXddgJA #fightback #poverty #vulnerable #auspol
It’s time to end the Poverty Penalty. Read today's Friday Fightback 👇 buff.ly/lXddgJA #fightback #poverty #vulnerable #auspol
We spend more money policing poverty than it would cost to just eliminate it. That isn't fiscal responsibility; it is punishment disguised as policy.
Here is how the "Poverty Penalty" actually works 👇 buff.ly/A03yYxD #poverty #auspol #fightback
Here is how the "Poverty Penalty" actually works 👇 buff.ly/A03yYxD #poverty #auspol #fightback
Friday Fightback: The Poverty Penalty — Punishment Disguised as Policy
The Cruelty is the Point
buff.ly
November 21, 2025 at 11:20 PM
We spend more money policing poverty than it would cost to just eliminate it. That isn't fiscal responsibility; it is punishment disguised as policy.
Here is how the "Poverty Penalty" actually works 👇 buff.ly/A03yYxD #poverty #auspol #fightback
Here is how the "Poverty Penalty" actually works 👇 buff.ly/A03yYxD #poverty #auspol #fightback
For 43 years, my mind felt like a prison. Now, it’s my weapon.
My #Autism and #ADHD aren't bugs—they are the #lens that lets me see the #structural #violence of our #economy with piercing #clarity.
I’m #fighting for a #system that stops treating #difference as #deficiency. 👇 buff.ly/B49PMhi
My #Autism and #ADHD aren't bugs—they are the #lens that lets me see the #structural #violence of our #economy with piercing #clarity.
I’m #fighting for a #system that stops treating #difference as #deficiency. 👇 buff.ly/B49PMhi
My Mind Was My Prison. Now It's My Weapon.
My Mind Was My Prison. Now It's My Weapon.
buff.ly
November 20, 2025 at 11:20 PM
For 43 years, my mind felt like a prison. Now, it’s my weapon.
My #Autism and #ADHD aren't bugs—they are the #lens that lets me see the #structural #violence of our #economy with piercing #clarity.
I’m #fighting for a #system that stops treating #difference as #deficiency. 👇 buff.ly/B49PMhi
My #Autism and #ADHD aren't bugs—they are the #lens that lets me see the #structural #violence of our #economy with piercing #clarity.
I’m #fighting for a #system that stops treating #difference as #deficiency. 👇 buff.ly/B49PMhi
1/7 🧵
The RBA says it's 'in a bind.' 🥊
This is a carefully crafted story of helplessness. It's a lie.
The cage is self-made, and they're about to make you pay for their intellectual failure. Here's the truth they don't want you to know.
#auspol #inflation #rba
The RBA says it's 'in a bind.' 🥊
This is a carefully crafted story of helplessness. It's a lie.
The cage is self-made, and they're about to make you pay for their intellectual failure. Here's the truth they don't want you to know.
#auspol #inflation #rba
November 20, 2025 at 4:08 AM
1/7 🧵
The RBA says it's 'in a bind.' 🥊
This is a carefully crafted story of helplessness. It's a lie.
The cage is self-made, and they're about to make you pay for their intellectual failure. Here's the truth they don't want you to know.
#auspol #inflation #rba
The RBA says it's 'in a bind.' 🥊
This is a carefully crafted story of helplessness. It's a lie.
The cage is self-made, and they're about to make you pay for their intellectual failure. Here's the truth they don't want you to know.
#auspol #inflation #rba
# 1/5 🎣
Building a new economic narrative isn't a solo mission. It requires a community of trusted voices that builds the educational foundation.
Today's Community Spotlight is on an absolute essential: @learnmmt101.bsky.social. 🧵👇 #MMTCommunity #MMT101
Building a new economic narrative isn't a solo mission. It requires a community of trusted voices that builds the educational foundation.
Today's Community Spotlight is on an absolute essential: @learnmmt101.bsky.social. 🧵👇 #MMTCommunity #MMT101
Community Spotlight: Jim Byrne and MMT 101—Building the Educational Engine
Jim Byrne and MMT 101—Building the Educational Engine
darrenquinn.substack.com
November 19, 2025 at 11:20 PM
# 1/5 🎣
Building a new economic narrative isn't a solo mission. It requires a community of trusted voices that builds the educational foundation.
Today's Community Spotlight is on an absolute essential: @learnmmt101.bsky.social. 🧵👇 #MMTCommunity #MMT101
Building a new economic narrative isn't a solo mission. It requires a community of trusted voices that builds the educational foundation.
Today's Community Spotlight is on an absolute essential: @learnmmt101.bsky.social. 🧵👇 #MMTCommunity #MMT101
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The party's surge under new leader Zack Polanski continues.
Greens Neck-And-Neck With Tories As Party Hits Record High With Major Pollster
The party's surge under new leader Zack Polanski continues.
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk
November 18, 2025 at 10:39 AM
The party's surge under new leader Zack Polanski continues.
Reposted by Darren Quinn
How Smart Countries Build Dumb Export Structures
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How Smart Countries Build Dumb Export Structures
The China Dependency Nobody Talks About
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November 17, 2025 at 9:41 PM
How Smart Countries Build Dumb Export Structures
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From the book, the start of my story. See more: darrenquinn.gumroad.com
November 13, 2025 at 12:46 AM
From the book, the start of my story. See more: darrenquinn.gumroad.com