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Old 23-10-2011, 03:49   #107
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Re: Eurozone will collapse...

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Originally Posted by DaiNasty View Post
Every western economy seems to be borrowing money hand over fist. But where does that money come from?

Can anyone point me to a simple explanation of this system as it seems to me as a financial innocent that there must be a magic money tree somewhere.
They not actually borrowing, the term is misleading.

Usually they sell bonds to countries like china. Or it could be as simple as printing money.
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