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Re:Student Debt Payback Far Worse Than Believed by RobertoG on Thursday January 19, 2017 @09:31AM (#13436015)
"Running a budget surplus doesn't mean that money is destroyed."

What it means, then?

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Re:Student Debt Payback Far Worse Than Believed by tedsanders on Thursday January 19, 2017 @02:50PM (#13438906)
It means the government takes in more money than it spends.

Depending on the policy of the Fed (or other issuer of fiat currency), the money supply may be increasing or decreasing at the same time.

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Re:Student Debt Payback Far Worse Than Believed by RobertoG on Friday January 20, 2017 @07:08AM (#13443206)
Sorry, you are right. I forgot that the central bank in the States is not part of 'the government'.

The 'other issue of fiat currency' sounds mysterious.

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