Money is created out of nothing by government spending and by private bank debt. Taxes delete money so that future spending doesn't spur excess inflation. Because money always flows UPWARD, the optimal way of organizing the system is for SOME money to start in EVERYONE's hands.

Explanation of how the myth of the market being "the natural expression of human freedom" is well a myth. As Right-Wing Libertarians enjoy spreading this myth, we thought it's important to share the explanation on Twitter.

A number of supplements show antiviral potential for a range of diseases, including Covid. I made a chart with doses I've been able to find in studies. Does This Stuff Even Work? Yeah, Looks Like It Does. okdoomer.io/does-this-stuf…

"UC is the opposite of social security – it is social misery... This benefit was the brainchild of Iain Duncan-Smith. He thinks the people we represent who are forced to claim UC – nurses, shop workers, catering staff and many more – are all just scroungers" #UniversalCredit

Today Wes Streeting & Keir Starmer begin conditioning the UK to accept NHS privatisation by calling it “reform” They ‘reformed’ the railways. They ‘reformed’ the energy sector. They ‘reformed’ the water sector. Never forget what they mean when they use the term “reform”

We've seen what privatisation has done to water companies, train operators and Royal Mail. There's no reason to think greater private sector involvement in the NHS will be any better.

Keir Starmer says the NHS needs reform It does... It needs proper funding and less privatisation RT if you agree #OurNHS 💙🩵

Received two emails today - one from France saying that electric bills are going down "to follow the global trend of falling energy prices". I received another from my UK supplier telling me that prices are going up "due to the global cost of energy". We're being taken for mugs

I've signed Liberty's petition calling on Keir Starmer's Government to restore protest rights by repealing the previous government's anti-democratic protest laws Join me and add your name below action.libertyhumanrights.org.uk/page/156841/pe…

This passage from the book, Bullshit Jobs, is worth a little read.

I have almost 19,000 followers and my posts are getting 90 views and 30 likes? I'm clearly being suppressed as hell by the algorithm. Loving that for myself, shouting into the void. Interact with this post if you see it?

This is the lesson that will eventually lead many to why universal basic income is the way to go. Means-tested school lunch? No. Go universal and tax. Means-tested winter fuel allowance? No. Go universal and tax. Pay 'em all and let taxes sort 'em out.

Rarely have I seen AI described so succinctly.

This is a passage from the introduction to the book, Bullshit Jobs. Here David Graeber gives a nice explanation of how the political class like the tactic of divide and rule.

The collapse of Western Civilization was set in stone the moment journalists started framing trust fund billionaires as being just as knowledgeable as the scientific community.

Universal Basic Income #UBI is often confused with socialism, but the two are fundamentally different. It gives cash directly to individuals without controlling their choices, while socialism involves state control of the economy. Let’s explore why that distinction matters. 🧵

Andy Weir's short story, The Egg, is one of the most mind-blowing things you will ever read. Do yourself a favor and find 10 minutes to enjoy it.

It really says something that even Monopoly - famous for being an extreme parody of free market capitalism - has a universal basic income to at least give all players a chance of getting started in the game