Counterfeiting vs. Money Creation: Who’s Really Making the Fake Money?
90%
of money is created by banks out of thin air
90%
of which is used for speculation
90%
of the population does not know these facts...
Think Counterfeiting is Just a Crime? Think Again.
When you hear “counterfeiting,” you probably picture a shady figure in a basement printing $100 bills, right? But here’s the twist: while counterfeiters risk jail, banks create money “out of thin air” every day—and that for decades and even longer! Strange? Absolutely.
Who’s Really Making the Money? (Hint: It’s Not Just the Government)
We like to think only governments create money, but the truth is that most of our money is actually created by banks whenever they issue loans. That’s right! With a few clicks, banks create money that didn’t exist before. So, while you and I can’t just print cash in our basements, banks can—legally!
Here’s How It Works:
- Money by Loan: Each time a bank gives out a loan, it doesn’t hand out existing cash. It just adds numbers to your account, creating new money as debt. Magic, right?
- No Printing Press Needed: Unlike counterfeiters, banks don’t even need to print bills. They just create digital money, which is then circulated like the real thing.
Banks vs. Counterfeiters: What’s the Difference?
You’d think there’d be a big difference between banks making money and someone in a basement doing the same thing, right? But in reality, both involve creating “new” money, just with different levels of permission.
Here’s the funny part:
- Counterfeiters Make Money for Themselves: They’re out to fund their own pockets. But hey, at least it’s honest!
- Banks Create Money to Loan Back to You—with Interest: Banks create money, lend it to us, and then collect the interest. So, they’re making profits off of “new” money that wasn’t even theirs to begin with!
Why All This Money Creation Matters
All jokes aside, this system of debt-based money creation has real consequences for the economy:
- Inflation and Devaluation: The more “new” money that’s created, the less valuable it becomes, making your hard-earned dollars worth less.
- Booms, Busts, and Bubbles: Constant money creation fuels economic bubbles that eventually burst, causing recessions that hurt everyone—except, usually, the banks.
- The Debt Trap: Because almost all money is created as debt, we’re caught in a cycle where debt just keeps piling up.
In our view, this is the ultimate driver of the problem.
The question is, what will collapse first, society, the earth or the financial system?
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FAQs
So, are banks basically counterfeiting? It’s a fair question! Banks aren’t exactly counterfeiting, but the situation is tricky. No law explicitly permits banks to create money the way they do—by simply entering it into accounts. Instead, laws are designed around the assumption that banks can do this, without directly allowing or forbidding it. In Germany, for example, the Bundesbank notes that while banks create “book money” (digital money) through lending, there’s no explicit legal regulation authorizing this process. So, banks operate in a gray area where money creation is assumed, but not officially sanctioned.
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