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I don't agree with it either but it is the model employed by banks today. Money is literally backed by nothing but debt.



You misunderstand me. Money is indeed created by banks creating debt, but money is not the same thing as value. It's used as a convenient way to exchange value, but if you were stuck on a island with no-one else, you wouldn't find money to be of any use.




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