You might find the chart under the heading “cumulative effect” interesting; under a 20% reserve requirement a $100 deposit creates $357 in new money via loans:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fractional-reserve_banking
A lower reserve requirement allows even greater credit expansion.
The one that shows a 10% reserve requirement magically turning a $100 deposit into a hair less than $1000?
I get it. Would you 'splain that to the Toddster for me?
I'd do it myself, but clearly my teaching skills aren't up to the challenge.