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/
🧵1/10 🎣
For years, I was told my unemployment was a personal failing. I was an economic pariah, a ghost in the machine of the Australian Dream. 👻
They tell you the system is a fair race. It's not. It’s a game of musical chairs, and the government is deliberately taking chairs away.
For years, I was told my unemployment was a personal failing. I was an economic pariah, a ghost in the machine of the Australian Dream. 👻
They tell you the system is a fair race. It's not. It’s a game of musical chairs, and the government is deliberately taking chairs away.
November 10, 2025 at 9:02 PM
🧵1/10 🎣
For years, I was told my unemployment was a personal failing. I was an economic pariah, a ghost in the machine of the Australian Dream. 👻
They tell you the system is a fair race. It's not. It’s a game of musical chairs, and the government is deliberately taking chairs away.
For years, I was told my unemployment was a personal failing. I was an economic pariah, a ghost in the machine of the Australian Dream. 👻
They tell you the system is a fair race. It's not. It’s a game of musical chairs, and the government is deliberately taking chairs away.
🧵1/10 🎣
For years, I was told my unemployment was a personal failing. I was an economic pariah, a ghost in the machine of the Australian Dream. 👻
They tell you the system is a fair race. It's not. It’s a game of musical chairs, and the government is deliberately taking chairs away.
For years, I was told my unemployment was a personal failing. I was an economic pariah, a ghost in the machine of the Australian Dream. 👻
They tell you the system is a fair race. It's not. It’s a game of musical chairs, and the government is deliberately taking chairs away.
November 9, 2025 at 11:20 PM
🧵1/10 🎣
For years, I was told my unemployment was a personal failing. I was an economic pariah, a ghost in the machine of the Australian Dream. 👻
They tell you the system is a fair race. It's not. It’s a game of musical chairs, and the government is deliberately taking chairs away.
For years, I was told my unemployment was a personal failing. I was an economic pariah, a ghost in the machine of the Australian Dream. 👻
They tell you the system is a fair race. It's not. It’s a game of musical chairs, and the government is deliberately taking chairs away.
🧵1/10 🎣
For years, I was told my unemployment was a personal failing. I was an economic pariah, a ghost in the machine of the Australian Dream. 👻
They tell you the system is a fair race. It's not. It’s a game of musical chairs, and the government is deliberately taking chairs away.
For years, I was told my unemployment was a personal failing. I was an economic pariah, a ghost in the machine of the Australian Dream. 👻
They tell you the system is a fair race. It's not. It’s a game of musical chairs, and the government is deliberately taking chairs away.
November 8, 2025 at 9:15 PM
🧵1/10 🎣
For years, I was told my unemployment was a personal failing. I was an economic pariah, a ghost in the machine of the Australian Dream. 👻
They tell you the system is a fair race. It's not. It’s a game of musical chairs, and the government is deliberately taking chairs away.
For years, I was told my unemployment was a personal failing. I was an economic pariah, a ghost in the machine of the Australian Dream. 👻
They tell you the system is a fair race. It's not. It’s a game of musical chairs, and the government is deliberately taking chairs away.
🧵1/10 🎣
For years, I was told my unemployment was a personal failing. I was an economic pariah, a ghost in the machine of the Australian Dream. 👻
They tell you the system is a fair race. It's not. It’s a game of musical chairs, and the government is deliberately taking chairs away.
For years, I was told my unemployment was a personal failing. I was an economic pariah, a ghost in the machine of the Australian Dream. 👻
They tell you the system is a fair race. It's not. It’s a game of musical chairs, and the government is deliberately taking chairs away.
November 8, 2025 at 11:10 AM
🧵1/10 🎣
For years, I was told my unemployment was a personal failing. I was an economic pariah, a ghost in the machine of the Australian Dream. 👻
They tell you the system is a fair race. It's not. It’s a game of musical chairs, and the government is deliberately taking chairs away.
For years, I was told my unemployment was a personal failing. I was an economic pariah, a ghost in the machine of the Australian Dream. 👻
They tell you the system is a fair race. It's not. It’s a game of musical chairs, and the government is deliberately taking chairs away.
🧵1/10 🎣
For years, I was told my unemployment was a personal failing. I was an economic pariah, a ghost in the machine of the Australian Dream. 👻
They tell you the system is a fair race. It's not. It’s a game of musical chairs, and the government is deliberately taking chairs away.
For years, I was told my unemployment was a personal failing. I was an economic pariah, a ghost in the machine of the Australian Dream. 👻
They tell you the system is a fair race. It's not. It’s a game of musical chairs, and the government is deliberately taking chairs away.
November 7, 2025 at 11:10 AM
🧵1/10 🎣
For years, I was told my unemployment was a personal failing. I was an economic pariah, a ghost in the machine of the Australian Dream. 👻
They tell you the system is a fair race. It's not. It’s a game of musical chairs, and the government is deliberately taking chairs away.
For years, I was told my unemployment was a personal failing. I was an economic pariah, a ghost in the machine of the Australian Dream. 👻
They tell you the system is a fair race. It's not. It’s a game of musical chairs, and the government is deliberately taking chairs away.
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 7, 2025 at 1:45 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
🧵1/10 🎣
For years, I was told my unemployment was a personal failing. I was an economic pariah, a ghost in the machine of the Australian Dream. 👻
They tell you the system is a fair race. It's not. It’s a game of musical chairs, and the government is deliberately taking chairs away.
For years, I was told my unemployment was a personal failing. I was an economic pariah, a ghost in the machine of the Australian Dream. 👻
They tell you the system is a fair race. It's not. It’s a game of musical chairs, and the government is deliberately taking chairs away.
November 6, 2025 at 3:40 AM
🧵1/10 🎣
For years, I was told my unemployment was a personal failing. I was an economic pariah, a ghost in the machine of the Australian Dream. 👻
They tell you the system is a fair race. It's not. It’s a game of musical chairs, and the government is deliberately taking chairs away.
For years, I was told my unemployment was a personal failing. I was an economic pariah, a ghost in the machine of the Australian Dream. 👻
They tell you the system is a fair race. It's not. It’s a game of musical chairs, and the government is deliberately taking chairs away.
🧵1/10 🎣
For years, I was told my unemployment was a personal failing. I was an economic pariah, a ghost in the machine of the Australian Dream. 👻
They tell you the system is a fair race. It's not. It’s a game of musical chairs, and the government is deliberately taking chairs away.
For years, I was told my unemployment was a personal failing. I was an economic pariah, a ghost in the machine of the Australian Dream. 👻
They tell you the system is a fair race. It's not. It’s a game of musical chairs, and the government is deliberately taking chairs away.
November 5, 2025 at 11:02 AM
🧵1/10 🎣
For years, I was told my unemployment was a personal failing. I was an economic pariah, a ghost in the machine of the Australian Dream. 👻
They tell you the system is a fair race. It's not. It’s a game of musical chairs, and the government is deliberately taking chairs away.
For years, I was told my unemployment was a personal failing. I was an economic pariah, a ghost in the machine of the Australian Dream. 👻
They tell you the system is a fair race. It's not. It’s a game of musical chairs, and the government is deliberately taking chairs away.
🧵1/10 🎣
For years, I was told my unemployment was a personal failing. I was an economic pariah, a ghost in the machine of the Australian Dream. 👻
They tell you the system is a fair race. It's not. It’s a game of musical chairs, and the government is deliberately taking chairs away.
For years, I was told my unemployment was a personal failing. I was an economic pariah, a ghost in the machine of the Australian Dream. 👻
They tell you the system is a fair race. It's not. It’s a game of musical chairs, and the government is deliberately taking chairs away.
November 3, 2025 at 9:00 PM
🧵1/10 🎣
For years, I was told my unemployment was a personal failing. I was an economic pariah, a ghost in the machine of the Australian Dream. 👻
They tell you the system is a fair race. It's not. It’s a game of musical chairs, and the government is deliberately taking chairs away.
For years, I was told my unemployment was a personal failing. I was an economic pariah, a ghost in the machine of the Australian Dream. 👻
They tell you the system is a fair race. It's not. It’s a game of musical chairs, and the government is deliberately taking chairs away.
Reposted by Darren Quinn
READ THIS:
"The powerful don’t want you to ask why we choose to have (both) unemployed people & an urgent need for aged care workers..... They want you to keep your eyes on the government’s meaningless deficit figure, not on the very real deficits in our housing, healthcare, & climate action."
#MMT
"The powerful don’t want you to ask why we choose to have (both) unemployed people & an urgent need for aged care workers..... They want you to keep your eyes on the government’s meaningless deficit figure, not on the very real deficits in our housing, healthcare, & climate action."
#MMT
The Empty Toolbox
The tools to build a better world have been hidden from you. Here's where to find them.
open.substack.com
October 29, 2025 at 10:28 PM
READ THIS:
"The powerful don’t want you to ask why we choose to have (both) unemployed people & an urgent need for aged care workers..... They want you to keep your eyes on the government’s meaningless deficit figure, not on the very real deficits in our housing, healthcare, & climate action."
#MMT
"The powerful don’t want you to ask why we choose to have (both) unemployed people & an urgent need for aged care workers..... They want you to keep your eyes on the government’s meaningless deficit figure, not on the very real deficits in our housing, healthcare, & climate action."
#MMT
November 3, 2025 at 2:45 AM
The MMT eBooks 📚 launching tomorrow show how to use the tools.
Don't start the fight unarmed. 🥊
Today is your final chance ⏳ to read "The Empty Toolbox" and understand what those tools are.
Get the blueprint 🗺️ before we build. 🏛️ buff.ly/JMqJg4L
#MMT #AusEcon #eBookLaunch #LearnMMT #EmptyToolbox
Don't start the fight unarmed. 🥊
Today is your final chance ⏳ to read "The Empty Toolbox" and understand what those tools are.
Get the blueprint 🗺️ before we build. 🏛️ buff.ly/JMqJg4L
#MMT #AusEcon #eBookLaunch #LearnMMT #EmptyToolbox
The Empty Toolbox
The tools to build a better world have been hidden from you. Here's where to find them.
buff.ly
November 2, 2025 at 10:00 PM
The MMT eBooks 📚 launching tomorrow show how to use the tools.
Don't start the fight unarmed. 🥊
Today is your final chance ⏳ to read "The Empty Toolbox" and understand what those tools are.
Get the blueprint 🗺️ before we build. 🏛️ buff.ly/JMqJg4L
#MMT #AusEcon #eBookLaunch #LearnMMT #EmptyToolbox
Don't start the fight unarmed. 🥊
Today is your final chance ⏳ to read "The Empty Toolbox" and understand what those tools are.
Get the blueprint 🗺️ before we build. 🏛️ buff.ly/JMqJg4L
#MMT #AusEcon #eBookLaunch #LearnMMT #EmptyToolbox
Feeling like an economic pariah? ❤️ That's the personal cost of the "Empty Toolbox" lie—the myth we "can't afford" a better future. The truth? The limit is real resources, not money. My posts explain the lie & its human cost, leading to my MMT eBooks (Nov 4). Catch up: buff.ly/rWJt4UZ
#MMT #AusPol
#MMT #AusPol
The Empty Toolbox
The tools to build a better world have been hidden from you. Here's where to find them.
buff.ly
November 2, 2025 at 7:00 AM
Feeling like an economic pariah? ❤️ That's the personal cost of the "Empty Toolbox" lie—the myth we "can't afford" a better future. The truth? The limit is real resources, not money. My posts explain the lie & its human cost, leading to my MMT eBooks (Nov 4). Catch up: buff.ly/rWJt4UZ
#MMT #AusPol
#MMT #AusPol
☕️ A Sunday read on the "Critical Minerals" plan. It's not just industrial policy—it's MMT in action.
💡 By funding a national priority, the gov demolishes its own "household budget" myth and proves they've always had the money to fund things like housing & the NDIS. 💥 👇
buff.ly/gf6igZ4 #auspol
💡 By funding a national priority, the gov demolishes its own "household budget" myth and proves they've always had the money to fund things like housing & the NDIS. 💥 👇
buff.ly/gf6igZ4 #auspol
The “Critical Minerals” Plan Proves They’ve Always Had the Money
When it comes to national security, they’re MMT practitioners. For social security? They plead poverty. Let’s talk about it.
darrenquinn.substack.com
November 2, 2025 at 6:27 AM
☕️ A Sunday read on the "Critical Minerals" plan. It's not just industrial policy—it's MMT in action.
💡 By funding a national priority, the gov demolishes its own "household budget" myth and proves they've always had the money to fund things like housing & the NDIS. 💥 👇
buff.ly/gf6igZ4 #auspol
💡 By funding a national priority, the gov demolishes its own "household budget" myth and proves they've always had the money to fund things like housing & the NDIS. 💥 👇
buff.ly/gf6igZ4 #auspol
They told you the toolbox was empty—a lie to enforce austerity. 🧰 Our govt creates the $ it spends. The real limit is resources (people, skills, materials), not money. The 'empty toolbox' is a political choice to control you, not an economic reality. What could we build? buff.ly/OwzL8sc
#AusEcon
#AusEcon
The Empty Toolbox
The tools to build a better world have been hidden from you. Here's where to find them.
buff.ly
November 1, 2025 at 2:00 AM
They told you the toolbox was empty—a lie to enforce austerity. 🧰 Our govt creates the $ it spends. The real limit is resources (people, skills, materials), not money. The 'empty toolbox' is a political choice to control you, not an economic reality. What could we build? buff.ly/OwzL8sc
#AusEcon
#AusEcon
(1/5) For years, they told you the public toolbox was empty. 🧰
Better healthcare, secure jobs, climate action—always met with: "We can't afford it."
That daily grind you feel isn't a personal failure. ❌
It's the direct result of this lie, designed to starve public services & bleed you dry.
#AusPol
Better healthcare, secure jobs, climate action—always met with: "We can't afford it."
That daily grind you feel isn't a personal failure. ❌
It's the direct result of this lie, designed to starve public services & bleed you dry.
#AusPol
October 31, 2025 at 3:40 AM
(1/5) For years, they told you the public toolbox was empty. 🧰
Better healthcare, secure jobs, climate action—always met with: "We can't afford it."
That daily grind you feel isn't a personal failure. ❌
It's the direct result of this lie, designed to starve public services & bleed you dry.
#AusPol
Better healthcare, secure jobs, climate action—always met with: "We can't afford it."
That daily grind you feel isn't a personal failure. ❌
It's the direct result of this lie, designed to starve public services & bleed you dry.
#AusPol
The claim "we can't afford" better healthcare and secure jobs is a lie to keep you powerless. Australia's government can't run out of money—the real limit is resources. This myth justifies austerity eroding your security. Learn about the real tools in "The Empty Toolbox." buff.ly/ar9wQ69 #AusPol
The Empty Toolbox
The tools to build a better world have been hidden from you. Here's where to find them.
buff.ly
October 30, 2025 at 11:20 PM
The claim "we can't afford" better healthcare and secure jobs is a lie to keep you powerless. Australia's government can't run out of money—the real limit is resources. This myth justifies austerity eroding your security. Learn about the real tools in "The Empty Toolbox." buff.ly/ar9wQ69 #AusPol
🤫 The most powerful myth in economics isn't about the national debt or deficits. It's the one that convinces you your toolbox is empty.
For years, I believed that myth. This is the story of how I found the hidden workshop. 1/4
For years, I believed that myth. This is the story of how I found the hidden workshop. 1/4
October 30, 2025 at 7:00 AM
🤫 The most powerful myth in economics isn't about the national debt or deficits. It's the one that convinces you your toolbox is empty.
For years, I believed that myth. This is the story of how I found the hidden workshop. 1/4
For years, I believed that myth. This is the story of how I found the hidden workshop. 1/4
✍️ For years, I felt like I was trying to build a life with an empty toolbox.
I knew what I wanted—a stable life, a sense of purpose—but was told the tools were scarce. The economy was a house I wasn't allowed to enter. I was just supposed to hope for scraps. 1/4
I knew what I wanted—a stable life, a sense of purpose—but was told the tools were scarce. The economy was a house I wasn't allowed to enter. I was just supposed to hope for scraps. 1/4
October 29, 2025 at 11:20 PM
✍️ For years, I felt like I was trying to build a life with an empty toolbox.
I knew what I wanted—a stable life, a sense of purpose—but was told the tools were scarce. The economy was a house I wasn't allowed to enter. I was just supposed to hope for scraps. 1/4
I knew what I wanted—a stable life, a sense of purpose—but was told the tools were scarce. The economy was a house I wasn't allowed to enter. I was just supposed to hope for scraps. 1/4
✍️ For years, I felt like I was trying to build a life with an empty toolbox.
I knew what I wanted—a stable life, a sense of purpose—but was told the tools were scarce. The economy was a house I wasn't allowed to enter. I was just supposed to hope for scraps. 1/4
I knew what I wanted—a stable life, a sense of purpose—but was told the tools were scarce. The economy was a house I wasn't allowed to enter. I was just supposed to hope for scraps. 1/4
October 29, 2025 at 1:01 AM
✍️ For years, I felt like I was trying to build a life with an empty toolbox.
I knew what I wanted—a stable life, a sense of purpose—but was told the tools were scarce. The economy was a house I wasn't allowed to enter. I was just supposed to hope for scraps. 1/4
I knew what I wanted—a stable life, a sense of purpose—but was told the tools were scarce. The economy was a house I wasn't allowed to enter. I was just supposed to hope for scraps. 1/4
🤫 The most powerful myth in economics isn't about the national debt or deficits. It's the one that convinces you your toolbox is empty.
For years, I believed that myth. This is the story of how I found the hidden workshop. 1/4
For years, I believed that myth. This is the story of how I found the hidden workshop. 1/4
October 28, 2025 at 9:58 PM
🤫 The most powerful myth in economics isn't about the national debt or deficits. It's the one that convinces you your toolbox is empty.
For years, I believed that myth. This is the story of how I found the hidden workshop. 1/4
For years, I believed that myth. This is the story of how I found the hidden workshop. 1/4
🤫 The most powerful myth in economics isn't about the national debt or deficits. It's the one that convinces you your toolbox is empty.
For years, I believed that myth. This is the story of how I found the hidden workshop. 1/4
For years, I believed that myth. This is the story of how I found the hidden workshop. 1/4
October 28, 2025 at 9:58 PM
🤫 The most powerful myth in economics isn't about the national debt or deficits. It's the one that convinces you your toolbox is empty.
For years, I believed that myth. This is the story of how I found the hidden workshop. 1/4
For years, I believed that myth. This is the story of how I found the hidden workshop. 1/4
1/7 (🎣)
The headlines are screaming about Australia's private debt crisis. 🚨 Don't panic. The problem is real, but the focus on "vulnerability" is only half the story. The other half is the powerful policy options we have to fix it. Let's unroll the solution roadmap. 👇 #auspol
The headlines are screaming about Australia's private debt crisis. 🚨 Don't panic. The problem is real, but the focus on "vulnerability" is only half the story. The other half is the powerful policy options we have to fix it. Let's unroll the solution roadmap. 👇 #auspol
October 28, 2025 at 5:20 AM
1/7 (🎣)
The headlines are screaming about Australia's private debt crisis. 🚨 Don't panic. The problem is real, but the focus on "vulnerability" is only half the story. The other half is the powerful policy options we have to fix it. Let's unroll the solution roadmap. 👇 #auspol
The headlines are screaming about Australia's private debt crisis. 🚨 Don't panic. The problem is real, but the focus on "vulnerability" is only half the story. The other half is the powerful policy options we have to fix it. Let's unroll the solution roadmap. 👇 #auspol
🧵 1/7 🎣:
Let's talk about endogenous financial fragility, a la Minsky. The focus on public debt in Australia is a massive misdirection. The real systemic risk lies on the private balance sheet.
Let's talk about endogenous financial fragility, a la Minsky. The focus on public debt in Australia is a massive misdirection. The real systemic risk lies on the private balance sheet.
October 27, 2025 at 11:20 PM
🧵 1/7 🎣:
Let's talk about endogenous financial fragility, a la Minsky. The focus on public debt in Australia is a massive misdirection. The real systemic risk lies on the private balance sheet.
Let's talk about endogenous financial fragility, a la Minsky. The focus on public debt in Australia is a massive misdirection. The real systemic risk lies on the private balance sheet.