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by nordsieck 1283 days ago
> Money is not zero sum. It is created and destroyed as loans are made and repaid.

For some definitions of money. Definitely not true of M0.

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Are you sure? M0 includes reserves - as in money deposited at the central bank by commercial banks. Reserves are increased by quantitative easing, the source of the additional reserves is nothing other than a decision.