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The government just credits accounts. The money doesn’t have to come from anywhere other than the government’s decision—that’s why it’s called fiat currency!

• beervirus 6y ago
  Great point. Why does the government bother taxing anyone at all? Money printer go brrrr.
  • mbrock 6y ago
    To make sure there’s demand for money. It’s certainly not because the money is a scarce resource for them, since they are the monopoly issuer of the money.