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by gruez 1748 days ago
>If we assume a cashless system then banks can never run out of deposits and deposits never limit loan creation

...except for reserve/capital requirements, right?

>However, saving does have one important function. It creates a hole in the economy and that hole can then be used for investment spending (motivated by a borrower taking on a loan) without causing inflation.

In other words, capital isn't free as the parent poster suggests.