A CWD is similar in justification to C. H. Douglas’ universal dividend which was that it is the cultural heritage of every citizen for the accumulated technological innovation of the last few centuries. UBI/universal dividend is monetary gifting and so aligns with my new monetary paradigm of Direct and Reciprocal Monetary Gifting. Its a very good policy but not quite a paradigm change like my 50% Discount/Rebate at retail sale and similar policy at point of loan signing. And yes paradigm changes are so beneficial, problem resolving and orthodoxy destroying that they are “an idea whose time has come” and hence irresistible.

MMT, a very good and valid palliative reform. However, wed to the strategically implemented policies of the new applied idea/paradigm of Monetary Gifting it could enable probably only the fourth mega-paradigm change in the history of the human species.