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The modern banking system creates currency faster than nature. Politicians create deficit spending, which is paid for by Treasury bonds (IOUs). Banks buy these bonds and sell them to the Federal Reserve at a profit. The Federal Reserve creates currency by writing checks on accounts with zero balance, giving the currency to banks, who then buy more bonds. The Treasury deposits this currency, and the government spends it.
When currency is deposited in banks, it is loaned out through fractional reserve lending, expanding the currency supply. 92-96% of all currency is created by the banking system, leading to inflation. Taxes are used to pay interest on bonds the Federal Reserve bought with essentially nothing. The system requires ever-increasing debt and will eventually collapse.
The Federal Reserve is a private corporation owned by banks, who profit through interest and dividends. The system funnels wealth to the government and banking sector, causing economic booms and busts and wealth disparity. The solution is to understand the system, share the knowledge, and join the conversation to design a new monetary system.