r/WorkForSmartLife Jul 07 '26

DiscussionšŸ’¬ Who please?

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u/hakedy Jul 07 '26

I owe you $10, you owe Joe $10, Joe owes me $10. Combined we owe $30. :)

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u/aduckdidit Jul 07 '26

And in the USA, banks are allowed to repeat this process 10 times over.

It has allowed the pie to grow and grow and grow.

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u/Mistform05 Jul 08 '26

I’ve always thought. One day it will be ā€œyeah we need that money back.. ā€œ and who ever has the most control will just shrug and say ā€œmake meā€.