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> Banks can create money out of nothing to enrich themselves, but libraries can't lend out more books than they have to enrich society?

Others are enriched by the made up money the banks lend out, too. The people who buy homes, start businesses, go to college, etc.

But yeah, I think otherwise you have a decent understanding of it.




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