morality, money and climate mobilization
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MORALITY,
MODERN
MONEY AND CLIM
ATE
MOBILIZATIO
N
M I CHAE L H
O E XT E R , PH . D
.
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TO ACT EFFECTIVELY AND RAPIDLY ON CLIMATE WE NEED TO BUILD A
LOT OF NEW STRUCTURES/EQUIPMENT THAT CUT
OUR EMISSIONS
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THE CLIMATE MOBILIZATION, REALIZED, WILL BE HUGE NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL
BUILDING PROJECT
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WHILE THERE WILL BE A LOT OF VOLUNTARY WORK INSPIRED BY MORAL
COMMITMENTS IN THE ENORMOUS PROJECT TO STABILIZE THE CLIMATE…
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TO MOBILIZE LABOR AND MATERIAL PEOPLE NEED TO BE PAID…
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MONEY IS EITHER CREATED BY BANKS IN THE FORM OF LOANS
(THAT NEED TO BE REPAID WITH INTEREST…BANKS ARE PROFIT-DRIVEN
BUSINESSES)…
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OR CREATED BY THE US FEDERAL GOVERNMENT BY SPENDING MONEY (DOESN’T NEED REPAYMENT…NOT A
BUSINESS)
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THE NEW DEAL AND WWII MOBILIZATION WERE PAID FOR WITH
FEDERALLY CREATED MONEY
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BUT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT ALWAYS HAS CREATED MONEY FOR
PUBLIC PROJECTS AND SERVICES TO THIS DAY
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CREATING MONEY TO SPEND IS PART OF THE DAILY OPERATIONS OF
THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
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THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT ALSO TAXES AWAY MONEY (DESTROYING
THE MONEY)
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THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA AND CITY OF SACRAMENTO USE TAX DOLLARS
TO PAY FOR PUBLIC SERVICES…FEDERAL GOVERNMENT CREATES
THEM (DOESN’T PAY ‘USING’ TAXES)
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BUT HOW AND HOW MUCH GOVERNMENT SPENDS AND TAXES MONEY IS ALMOST ENTIRELY DETERMINED BY
POLITICS….HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=DNCZHAQNFGU
AND MORALITY
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(ESPECIALLY AFTER 1971 WHEN THE GOLD STANDARD WAS ABOLISHED)
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THIS IS “MODERN MONEY”…RECOGNIZES THAT MONEY IS BACKED BY “FULL FAITH AND
CREDIT” OF ISSUER (US FEDERAL GOV’T FOR THE DOLLAR)
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IF THERE IS A WAR (NATIONAL DEFENSE) THERE IS ALWAYS
ENOUGH MONEY
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OUR FEDERAL BUDGET IS A RESULT OF OUR POLITICS AND MORALITY
(VALUING NATIONAL DEFENSE ABOVE ALL ELSE/POWERFUL
INTEREST GROUPS)
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A NATION’S SPENDING PRIORITIES REFLECT OUR MORALITY, WHAT WE VALUE AND WHICH GROUPS/PEOPLE
WE ALLOW TO RUN OUR GOVERNMENT
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POPE FRANCIS HAS BEEN A LEADER IN POINTING OUT OUR MORAL
DUTIES TO PROTECT OUR COMMON HOME
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TO CHANGE OUR GOVERNMENT SPENDING WE NEED TO TURN OUR
MORAL VALUES INTO POLITICAL ACTION
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OUR GOVERNMENT WILL NEED TO SPEND TRILLIONS OF DOLLARS TO HELP US KICK OUR FOSSIL FUEL
HABIT
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BUT IT IS JUST A MATTER OF 12 MORE KEYSTROKES IN A COMPUTER FOR THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO SPEND $1,000,000,000,000 VS $1
ON CLIMATE ACTION
PLUS
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OUR WILLINGNESS TO ORGANIZE POLITICALLY BASED ON OUR MORAL CONVICTIONS ABOUT THE CLIMATE
THREAT
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THE SPENDING DOESN’T HAPPEN WITHOUT POLITICAL PRESSURE AND
PUSH-PULL WITH POWERFUL INTERESTS
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THE CLIMATE MOBILIZATION IS A PLACE TO PUT THOSE MORAL CONVICTIONS INTO ACTION
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PLEDGING TO MOBILIZE IS A FIRST STEP ALONG A PATH TO
PRESSURING GOVERNMENT TO PROTECT US AND OUR CHILDREN
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THE CLIMATE MOBILIZATION IS DEVELOPING MORE POLITICAL TOOLS TO TAKE US FURTHER
TOWARDS BUILDING WHAT WE NEED
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MORE INFO
THE CLIMATE MOBILIZATION:http://www.theclimatemobilization.org
MODERN MONEY: http://neweconomicperspectives.org/modern-monetary-theory-
primer.htmlMY RECENT WRITINGS:
http://neweconomicperspectives.org/category/michael-hoexterEMAIL: