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Ray Dalio Explains Money Vs Credit
Principles by Ray Dalioยท2025-07-30 20:34

The reality is that most of what people call money is actually credit. The total amount of credit in the United States is about $50 trillion and the total amount of money is only about $3 trillion. Remember, in an economy without credit, the only way to increase your spending is to produce more.But in an economy with credit, you can also increase your spending by borrowing. As a result, an economy with credit has more spending and allows incomes to rise faster than productivity over the short run, but not o ...