Stimulus! Stimulus! Stimulus!

Politicians keep saying it – but what does it mean for the rest of us?

Do we really need one, just because coronavirus has, you know, devastated the economy? Here’s a “vansplaination” about what recovery SHOULD mean for jobs & households. #auspol

Sources & Credits:

“Are You Stimulated Yet?” Video by Van Badham and David Molloy, 2020 

Further Reading: 

The General Theory of Employment, Interest and Money, John Maynard Keynes (1936)

Introducing Keynes: A Graphic Guide, by Peter Pugh and Chris Garratt (2009)

Governomics, Ian McAuley and Miriam Lyons (2015)

Economics for Everyone, Jim Stanford (2008)

Full Employment in Australia (H.C. Coombs appendix) (1945)

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