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@dahukanna @junklight @maxthefox @nonlinear @futurebird @PavelASamsonov @nyrath I think that's a misconception. Governments can create money: tax removes money from circulation (necessary to prevent inflation/devaluation of the currency). But the financialization of our system allows capital-holding lenders to create "virtual" money backed by loans, out of control of central banking. Governments can either raise taxes or borrow, but borrowing is now at the mercy of predatory capitalism ...