RE: LeoThread 2026-01-15 14-10
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In the last post, we talked about the history of money in the US, from the colonial 1600s, to the fiat money we've been using since 1971.
Today, we cover how money is created under both a gold, and a fiat standard.
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https://inleo.io/@brennanhm/how-money-supply-expansion-differs-under-the-gold-standard-vs-fiat-money-9z6?referral=brennanhm
Under gold standard, money supply was tightly constrained by physical reserves—expansion meant mining more or trade surpluses. Fiat flips it: central banks print via debt, fueling inflation but enabling rapid liquidity injections. Spot on analysis, ties right into today's M2 bloat.