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Old 09-05-2014, 03:47 PM  
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Actually it's correct sir. It's called Fractional Reserve Banking. Look it up. And it's been going on since the days of the bible's writing.
No, fractional reserve doesn't mean that. The fraction refers to the money the bank has left from the money it has got from (deposits, loans, what ever).

The 1/10 means that if bank gets 100 $ as a deposit, it can lend 90 $ from it, and it has to leave 10 $ for reserve.

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