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To: ClearCase_guy

Because in the real world the room has 6 people and a bank. The bank has $100 and under the current reserve requirements is able to lend ~$95+ to each of the 6 guys. Voila, the “money supply” has just expanded by close to 6X...


70 posted on 01/16/2016 11:30:13 AM PST by Axenolith (Government blows, and that which governs least, blows least...)
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To: Axenolith

Or, in very simply terms, the bank opens for business, takes in a $5 deposit from the guy who just sold his corn, then lends out $100 with $95 of that bring created out of thin air by fractional reserve banking. Most of that is binary digits but a truck from NYC does bring by some currency that the corn farmer borrows to buy another corn field from his neighbor for cash.


80 posted on 01/16/2016 11:55:12 AM PST by steve86 (Prophecies of Maelmhaedhoc OMorgair (Latin form: Malachy))
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To: Axenolith
The bank has $100 and under the current reserve requirements is able to lend ~$95+ to each of the 6 guys.

Nope. $95 to one guy.

Voila, the "money supply" has just expanded by close to 6X...

Nope. Expanded by 95%.

83 posted on 01/16/2016 12:08:17 PM PST by Toddsterpatriot ("Telling the government to lower trade barriers to zero...is government interference" central_va)
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