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> Banks alone can't take civilization down because they don't produce wealth. As long as there are factories, services, knowledgeable, skilled people doing usef
by gvb 16y ago
> Banks alone can't take civilization down because they don't produce wealth. As long as there are factories, services, knowledgeable, skilled people doing useful things, the civilization will stand OK with or without the rotten banking system.
While it is true, banks don't produce wealth, they are the lubrication that keeps the machinery working smoothly. Manufacturing has to buy raw materials, add value, and then sell their product. The time that lies between "buy" and "sell" is tough without banks.
- mojuba 16y agoWhat makes a bank a bank nowadays is money lending rather than deposits and transfers. Some say money lending itself creates value, but I don't agree. Oversimplified, it can be said that because money is nothing, then money lending is even more so. But in any case I was talking about the "rotten" banking system with corrupt lending practices rather than about banking in general.