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by mikeash
4087 days ago
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Fractional reserve banking doesn't mean you lend more than you have. It merely means you keep less money on hand than the sum total of your deposits and capital. This "creates money" because the depositors still act like their deposits are 100% present, and the debtors have some of that same money to spend. Banks aren't lending more money than the deposits and capital they hold. |
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