• Maggoty@lemmy.world
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    2 days ago

    It’s a real theory. From what I understand though the shredder is a thought experiment, not meant to be taken seriously. They do acknowledge that you have to receive money to spend money. they just think of it like a balancing act instead of a 1 to 1 relationship.

    • alcoholicorn@lemmy.ml
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      2 days ago

      You don’t need to receive money to spend money if you print money. The purpose of taxation is to reduce the monetary supply.