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DeathArrow
1556 days ago
>The "money" in the economy is actually mostly credit
But how can you borrow money to somebody if you don't physically have those money?
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yakubin
1556 days ago
The money is created when someone borrows it. But you cannot lend more than a certain multiple of what you have as deposit. This multiple is decided by the central bank.
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tacitusarc
1556 days ago
See fractional reserve banking:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fractional-reserve_banking
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