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Idiot's Guide to Austrian Economics

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Point by Point Look Tamny : "It’s well known that some Austrians have a major problem with ''fractional reserve banking'' whereby banks pay for liabilities (deposits) by virtue of turning those liabilities into assets (interest paying loans). In fact, he makes it clear he is clueless as to where the money banks lend even come from.

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Iceland Ponders Radical Money Plan Including Elimination of Fractional Reserve Lending and Deposit Insurance

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banks issuing 2-year CDs and lending money for 15-year mortgages), bank''s ability to lend money into existence, and deposit insurance. Fractional reserve lending allows banks to lend out a near infinite amount of credit with essentially no backing. And banks are not required to hold any reserves on savings accounts at all.