Michael Sanderson @ecoproducer.bsky.social · 26/09/2026The REAL private debt rarely spoken about: $4.87 trillion — around 168% of GDP. Private debt was central to both the Great Depression and GFC, yet orthodoxy and the media obsess over $1 trillion of Commonwealth pseudo-debt that supposedly needs to be reined in. 000
Michael Sanderson @ecoproducer.bsky.social · 24/09/2026@news.abc.net.au 4-corners profiles the revolving door 139 days ago, I filed a complaint about this with the NACC The #NACC says it aims to assess all reports within 90 days No contact yet youtu.be/ZICn_FaAWq8youtu.beUnelected, well-paid and powerful. Inside the world of lobbyists | Four Corners DocumentaryYouTube video by ABC News In-depth 000
Michael Sanderson @ecoproducer.bsky.social · 18/09/2026www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...abc.net.auStuart Kells — Fragile Prosperity - ABC listenStuart has written a provocative new booklet titled Fragile Prosperity — Australia's Gigantic Monetary Gamble, which examines whether or not we are suffering from a giant, failing experiment with mode... 000
Reposted by Michael SandersonMichael Sanderson @ecoproducer.bsky.social · 14/09/2026I recently gave evidence to a House committee on critical minerals and social licence. My central question was simple: if these resources are genuinely strategic, why assume private and foreign ownership when the Commonwealth can retain public ownership and strategic control? youtu.be/6dgoj0q4WGcyoutu.beCritical MineralsYouTube video by Michael Sanderson 001
Michael Sanderson @ecoproducer.bsky.social · 14/09/2026I recently gave evidence to a House committee on critical minerals and social licence. My central question was simple: if these resources are genuinely strategic, why assume private and foreign ownership when the Commonwealth can retain public ownership and strategic control? youtu.be/6dgoj0q4WGcyoutu.beCritical MineralsYouTube video by Michael Sanderson 001
Michael Sanderson @ecoproducer.bsky.social · 21/08/2026POLICE STATE?? @davidshoebridge.bsky.social sets the stage at 15.25 @albomp.bsky.social gross hypocrisy in his own words youtu.be/WiCsfmT5638youtu.beSPECIAL: Labor In Hiding As ALL HELL BREAKS LOOSE On ASIO Snatch-And-Grab LawsYouTube video by Australian Citizens Party 000
Reposted by Michael SandersonMichael Sanderson @ecoproducer.bsky.social · 12/08/2026youtu.be/WoUBiZt8mH4 I was invited to appear before the AUKUS inquiry and took the opportunity to raise an issue that is almost completely absent from the public debate: currency issuance and what actually constrains Commonwealth spending. Given the time available, how did I do?youtu.beMy presentation to the AUKUS Inquiry NewcastleYouTube video by Michael Sanderson 201
Michael Sanderson @ecoproducer.bsky.social · 12/08/2026youtu.be/WoUBiZt8mH4 I was invited to appear before the AUKUS inquiry and took the opportunity to raise an issue that is almost completely absent from the public debate: currency issuance and what actually constrains Commonwealth spending. Given the time available, how did I do?youtu.beMy presentation to the AUKUS Inquiry NewcastleYouTube video by Michael Sanderson 201
Reposted by Michael SandersonMichael Sanderson @ecoproducer.bsky.social · 06/08/2026The Brand new Kurri Kurri fossil fuel power station can export up to 660 MW. The proposed neighbouring AI data centre could consume 520 MW. That's nearly 80% of the station's export capacity. When renewables fail who will get priority? 011
Michael Sanderson @ecoproducer.bsky.social · 06/08/2026The Brand new Kurri Kurri fossil fuel power station can export up to 660 MW. The proposed neighbouring AI data centre could consume 520 MW. That's nearly 80% of the station's export capacity. When renewables fail who will get priority? 011
Michael Sanderson @ecoproducer.bsky.social · 03/08/2026The RBA calls unemployment above 4 per cent “full employment”. Tell that to the unemployed. Then explain it to the 10.9 per cent of the workforce who are unemployed or cannot get enough hours. billmitchell.org/blog/?p=63287billmitchell.orgRBA governor makes another self-serving public presentation ignoring the dismal reality she is helping to create – William Mitchell – Modern Monetary Theory 000
Michael Sanderson @ecoproducer.bsky.social · 10/07/2026You got to love pommy politics Count Binface takes on Farage youtu.be/Z-hUOlP7-l8youtu.beCount Binface Wins the Media Rounds vs Farage: Here's a TasteYouTube video by ATP Geopolitics 000
Michael Sanderson @ecoproducer.bsky.social · 28/06/2026Disturbing but well worth a listen. Macro N Cheese, featuring Bill Mitchell discussing MMT, neoliberalism, capitalism and state power. player.captivate.fm/episode/2374...player.captivate.fmEp 386 - Who Do You Serve: Neoliberalism & Oligarchy Through an MMT Lens with Bill MitchellQuickly and easily listen to Macro N Cheese for free! 020
Reposted by Michael SandersonMichael Sanderson @ecoproducer.bsky.social · 25/06/2026youtu.be/KX1jasLGYA4 The Anachronism of Treasury Bonds: Phasing Out the Illusion of Government Debt Sovereign governments that issue their own fiat currency do not need to issue Treasury bonds in order to spend. Bond issuance is not a financing necessity. It is a policy choiceyoutu.bePhasing Out the Illusion of Government Debt: The Anachronism of Treasury BondsYouTube video by Michael Sanderson 041
Michael Sanderson @ecoproducer.bsky.social · 25/06/2026JUST ANNOUNCED New Senate inquiry now open into the Australia Post retail network. If you care about local post offices, regional services, postal banking and the future of @auspost, make a submission here: www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentar...aph.gov.auAustralia Post retail networkCommittee: Environment and Communications References Committee Date referred: 24 June 2026 Submissions close: 7 August 2026 Reporting date: 12 October 2026 Terms of Reference: Management of, and plans for, Australia Post’s retail network, with particular reference to: (a) 012
Michael Sanderson @ecoproducer.bsky.social · 25/06/2026youtu.be/KX1jasLGYA4 The Anachronism of Treasury Bonds: Phasing Out the Illusion of Government Debt Sovereign governments that issue their own fiat currency do not need to issue Treasury bonds in order to spend. Bond issuance is not a financing necessity. It is a policy choiceyoutu.bePhasing Out the Illusion of Government Debt: The Anachronism of Treasury BondsYouTube video by Michael Sanderson 041
Michael Sanderson @ecoproducer.bsky.social · 17/06/2026Pauline Hanson said in her national press club speech: "...Governments have no money of their own other than what they take from taxpayers..." Can anyone in One Nation explain who issues the $AUD taxpayers use to pay tax? 100
Michael Sanderson @ecoproducer.bsky.social · 17/06/2026www.apra.gov.au/news-and-pub... APRA Chair John Lonsdale has given an important speech on geopolitical risk The first omission is cash The second omission is energy The third omission is telecommunications failure The fourth omission is private debt The blind leading the blind?apra.gov.auAPRA Chair John Lonsdale’s speech to the 2026 ABA Banking Conference | APRAAPRA has published remarks delivered this morning by APRA Chair John Lonsdale to the 2026 ABA Banking Conference. 000
Reposted by Michael SandersonMichael Sanderson @ecoproducer.bsky.social · 31/05/2026youtu.be/1XawZ14-iZ0 The NACC has been asked a simple question. When public office becomes private market value, is that merely career movement, or is it a serious integrity problem?youtu.beThe Revolving DoorYouTube video by Michael Sanderson 001
Michael Sanderson @ecoproducer.bsky.social · 31/05/2026youtu.be/1XawZ14-iZ0 The NACC has been asked a simple question. When public office becomes private market value, is that merely career movement, or is it a serious integrity problem?youtu.beThe Revolving DoorYouTube video by Michael Sanderson 001
Michael Sanderson @ecoproducer.bsky.social · 22/05/2026THE PANDEMIC OF 'SAME' @hossenfelder.bsky.social nails it youtu.be/tzvXoss7A3Eyoutu.beThis is driving me nutsYouTube video by Sabine Hossenfelder 000
Michael Sanderson @ecoproducer.bsky.social · 30/04/2026youtu.be/bTVrxOmKlGs On 28 April 2026, I appeared before the Senate Education and Employment Legislation Committee in its inquiry into the Higher Education Support Amendment Bill 2025. My purpose was to set the scene for evidence grounded in a heterodox economic perspective.youtu.beINTRODUCTION - STUDENT DEBTYouTube video by Michael Sanderson 400
Michael Sanderson @ecoproducer.bsky.social · 21/04/2026youtu.be/nAJCEiD61mg THE GAS TAX A perspective that is rarely talked about. Australia is one of the world’s major gas exporters, yet ordinary Australians still face high energy prices, fuel insecurity, imported fuel dependence, and exposure to global shocks.youtu.beTHE GAS TAXYouTube video by Michael Sanderson 000
Reposted by Michael SandersonMichael Sanderson @ecoproducer.bsky.social · 11/04/2026youtu.be/I7_elI4usuQ INEPTOCRACY system of govt where the least capable to lead are elected by the least capable of producing & where the members of society least likely to sustain themselves or succeed are rewarded with goods and services paid for by the wealth of a diminishing number of producersyoutu.beINEPTOCRACYYouTube video by Michael Sanderson 001
Michael Sanderson @ecoproducer.bsky.social · 11/04/2026youtu.be/I7_elI4usuQ INEPTOCRACY system of govt where the least capable to lead are elected by the least capable of producing & where the members of society least likely to sustain themselves or succeed are rewarded with goods and services paid for by the wealth of a diminishing number of producersyoutu.beINEPTOCRACYYouTube video by Michael Sanderson 001
Reposted by Michael SandersonMichael Sanderson @ecoproducer.bsky.social · 02/04/2026youtu.be/WMqsICos81s THIS BUDGET ASK, IS AUSTRALIA A USER? The answer changes everything.youtu.beIS AUSTRALIA A USER?YouTube video by Michael Sanderson 001
Michael Sanderson @ecoproducer.bsky.social · 02/04/2026youtu.be/WMqsICos81s THIS BUDGET ASK, IS AUSTRALIA A USER? The answer changes everything.youtu.beIS AUSTRALIA A USER?YouTube video by Michael Sanderson 001
Michael Sanderson @ecoproducer.bsky.social · 29/03/2026youtu.be/Tj13hMF2Wlk THE LIE MAKING YOU POOR Too many people who should know better still repeat the language of sound finance, balanced budgets, and scarce public money. Some do it because they believe it. Some do it because they think challenging this false frame is politically risky.youtu.beTHE LIE MAKING YOU POORYouTube video by Michael Sanderson 000
Michael Sanderson @ecoproducer.bsky.social · 28/03/2026youtu.be/Bq3JaxUYSrs Cutting fuel excise during a supply scare is not relief, it can be accelerant. If the problem is panic buying, strained distribution, and fast repricing, cheaper fuel can empty tanks faster while opportunistic pricing still bites. The crisis is not just the tax.youtu.beTHE FUEL EXCISE TRAPYouTube video by Michael Sanderson 000
Michael Sanderson @ecoproducer.bsky.social · 25/03/2026youtu.be/Vm9EBprjhTw WE ARE SUBSIDISING PRIVATE HEALTH INSUANCE 7.9 BILLION PAyoutu.bePRIVATE HEALTH INSURANCE IS BAD FOR YOUR HEALTHYouTube video by Michael Sanderson 001
Michael Sanderson @ecoproducer.bsky.social · 22/03/2026youtu.be/dIJToEpJDBM WARNING We are being sleepwalked into a payments system where everyday participation is conditional on private platforms and opaque fee stacks. The drift is toward financial transaction control and exploitation by design, not by accident.youtu.beTHE INVISIBLE TOLLYouTube video by Michael Sanderson 000
Michael Sanderson @ecoproducer.bsky.social · 20/03/2026youtu.be/Sw8i7EFSW18 RESTORING AUSTRALIAN PRODUCTIVITYyoutu.beRESTORING AUSTRALIAN PRODUCTIVITYYouTube video by Michael Sanderson 000
Michael Sanderson @ecoproducer.bsky.social · 20/03/2026youtu.be/nVe_f7fghnM When the Last Branch Goes, the Country Retreats When a branch disappears, something larger disappears with it. Cash becomes harder to withdraw and harder to deposit. Small businesses carry more risk. A town loses one more reason for people to come into the main street.youtu.beWHEN THE LAST BANK GOESYouTube video by Michael Sanderson 000
Michael Sanderson @ecoproducer.bsky.social · 16/03/2026WHAT JIM CHALMERS SOULD DO TO CONTROL INFLATION youtu.be/MZwJxpGgeus What if the Reserve Bank cash rate were set at 0% by default, not as a magic fix, but as part of a better way to run the economy?youtu.beWHAT JIM CHALMERS SOULD DO TO CONTROL INFLATIONYouTube video by Michael Sanderson 111
Michael Sanderson @ecoproducer.bsky.social · 14/03/2026open.substack.com/pub/michaels...open.substack.comJoin my new subscriber chatA private space for us to converse and connect 000
Michael Sanderson @ecoproducer.bsky.social · 10/03/2026youtu.be/DZGSzh4ls_M WHAT HAPPENED TO THE 'CES'? What happened to the Commonwealth Employment Service is simple: It was dismantled and replaced with a fragmented profit driven system that manages unemployment rather than solving it.youtu.beWhat Happened to the CESYouTube video by Michael Sanderson 000
Michael Sanderson @ecoproducer.bsky.social · 04/03/2026Keen has a go at #MMT and @wbmosler.bsky.social Is he right? www.youtube.com/watch?v=v5Le...youtube.comWhat Happens to China When the U.S Economy CollapsesYouTube video by ProfSteveKeen 100
Michael Sanderson @ecoproducer.bsky.social · 22/02/2026youtu.be/m09Ba5QuzAw A29% PAY RISE AT ZERO COST Minimum wage purchasing power initiativeyoutu.be29% Pay RiseYouTube video by Michael Sanderson 000
Michael Sanderson @ecoproducer.bsky.social · 09/02/2026youtu.be/PIfqre_pEb0 Dr. Cameron Murray argues for the abolition of Australia's superannuation system, claiming it is an inefficient & inequitable method for managing retirement. He highlights that the age pension is far superior because it costs less to administer while providing broader coverage.youtu.beScrap SuperannuationYouTube video by Michael Sanderson 000
Michael Sanderson @ecoproducer.bsky.social · 09/02/2026LEST WE FORGET JAMES SHIPTON youtu.be/khhzuhewDpQyoutu.beShipton calls out ASIC and othersYouTube video by Michael Sanderson 010
Michael Sanderson @ecoproducer.bsky.social · 09/02/2026youtu.be/vDSKyXxT8mY This explainer video is my interpretation of Dr. Steve Keen’s work on equilibrium, debt, credit, and financial crises. @profstevekeen.bsky.socialyoutu.beThe next Financial CrisisYouTube video by Michael Sanderson 011
Michael Sanderson @ecoproducer.bsky.social · 07/02/2026youtu.be/DV8K-5e9ZVE Producers and Parasites: A metaphorical storyyoutu.beProducers and ParasitesYouTube video by Michael Sanderson 000
Michael Sanderson @ecoproducer.bsky.social · 06/02/2026STOP CALLING IT DEBT Your grandkids won't have to pay it back When Canberra issues bonds it's not funding spending It’s welfare for the wealthy The Federal Government could choose to stop issuing bonds tomorrow, no more debt or interest Explainer 👇 youtu.be/dKpQcT40qJMyoutu.beBonds & Pseudo DebtYouTube video by Michael Sanderson 010
Michael Sanderson @ecoproducer.bsky.social · 05/02/2026See my unique, critical videos on Australia’s money system, superannuation, bank power, energy, public policy, and the occasional bit of satire. No culture war distractions, just facts and accountability. Subscribe here youtube.com/@just-imagineyoutube.comMichael SandersonIMAGINE ‘Simplicity is the Ultimate Sophistication’ Life is really simple, why do we have to make it so complicated? #mmt #JobGuarantee #NuclearEnergy 030
Michael Sanderson @ecoproducer.bsky.social · 04/02/2026WHAT IF THE RULES ARE WRONG Is 'The Charter of Budget Honesty Act 1998' fit for purpose? youtu.be/rPjAQ5jNzuwyoutu.beCHARTER OF BUDGET DISHONESTYYouTube video by Michael Sanderson 000
Michael Sanderson @ecoproducer.bsky.social · 02/02/2026ONE NATION Look behind the flag, behind the performance of grievance, behind the manufactured crisis, and ask who cashes out. youtu.be/iZkp-tRg3ZUyoutu.beThe Flag as Cover: How One Nation Turns Emotion Into Power and ProfitYouTube video by Michael Sanderson 000
Michael Sanderson @ecoproducer.bsky.social · 15/01/2026THE PRIVATE DEBT TIME BOMB youtu.be/zr5W_Y_RY14youtu.bePrivate DebtYouTube video by Michael Sanderson 000