Fractional Reserve Banking in Pictures
Author: Jake Towne
“The few who understand the system, will either be so interested in its profits, or so dependent on its favors, that there will be no opposition from that class. The great body of people, mentally incapable of comprehending the tremendous advantages, will bear its burden without complaint.”
- Lord Rothschild, European central banker
The below slides are meant to explain fractional reserve banking as simply as possible using pictures. The below demonstration assumes a reserve requirement of 10%, which is the figure typically given by the banking industry and financial experts. However, in Part 2 I will demonstrate there there is effectively NO set reserve requirement though the banking system obviously carry some level of cash reserves.
Jake Towne is running for U.S. Congress in eastern Pennsylvania’s 15th district in 2010. Prior to returning home, he had been living in Shanghai as an engineer in the semiconductor industry for over 3 years. As part of defending liberty and championing the Constitution, Towne is offering the citizens in his area a novel form of accountable government called “Our Open Office.”
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