This is quite a coincedence. I was just learning about this stuff the other day. Until yesterday I had no idea where money came from. I just assumed the gov't printed it, and there it was. However, that isn't the case at all...
The FRS makes it up out of thin air. You have a PRIVATE company that essentually PRINTS money!!! Then they charge intrest on that printed money.
When a bank makes a loan to you they don't need to have the money in the vault to lend it. They simply apply a credit to you your account. It is money that was just created, the credit is the same as printed money (and it can be exchanged for printed bills).
If this sounds confusing, here is a video that explains the whole process in detail:
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-9050474362583451279
It is a bit long, but please please take the time to watch it.
The FRS makes it up out of thin air. You have a PRIVATE company that essentually PRINTS money!!! Then they charge intrest on that printed money.
When a bank makes a loan to you they don't need to have the money in the vault to lend it. They simply apply a credit to you your account. It is money that was just created, the credit is the same as printed money (and it can be exchanged for printed bills).
If this sounds confusing, here is a video that explains the whole process in detail:
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-9050474362583451279
It is a bit long, but please please take the time to watch it.