Do Auto Loans increase the money supply, I cant seem to find a source for it. Its not a question on a test or anything, I was just curious, I’d always figured it was only business loans and mortgages that did so.

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    7 months ago

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0yMMTDYFlLc

    Also central bank interest rates do not have any effect on a loan you take out. Interest rates were near 0 for ages did you get any free loans? In Japan they were negative, do you think that Japanese consumers were getting paid to take loans? During the inflationary period were you suddenly getting paid to save more? Even though central bank interest rates went up?

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      7 months ago

      That’s a great four minute explainer.

      All money is debt. There’s nothing else.

      It’s true. Even US government created money is debt. When we pay our federal taxes, that money is destroyed, just like when we pay down the principal on our bank loans.