Following Rothbard and Mises, it also shows
how fractional reserve banks misappropriate and counterfeit.
As stated it betrays a lack of understanding
how fractional reserve banks (whether under free or central banking) actually work.
Not exact matches
(Note now that we are not talking about a free
banking system — I want to make a point about
fractional reserve systems in general and show
how the problem is that the system isn't free, not that it's based on
fractional reserves.)
That said, I love... just love...
how you are going to increase liberty by * preventing * humans from engaging in
fractional reserve banking through the establishment of a collective government to judge and imprison the purveyors.
So now that you understand full
reserve banking, you should have a better idea of
how Fractional Reserve banking works.
I know fiat money has its problems, and so does
fractional reserve banking, but if you are going to propose a solution, perhaps one that fits the basics of
how a well - run
bank at low leverage would work would be a good place to start.
There is no limit as to
how much Credit the
banking system can create through
fractional reserve banking — other than the ability of the borrowers to pay interest on the money they have been lent.
To my understanding this perfectly matches
how fractional -
reserve banking (involving fiat money) works.