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Creation of Money - Dr. Steve Keen, Economist

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Is the Government Running a Deficit?

When the government runs a deficit, dollar for dollar, that becomes a surplus for the private sector. So if you have positive equity, you don't need to borrow as much because you've got actually spare cash. The non-financial asset at the nominal value of America is what backs the capacity of the American government to create money like that. And that's that effectively by owning the country.

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