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@ Farley
2025-03-06 16:38:27
Who has the right to claim ownership over future time—a time that does not yet exist? Banks and financial institutions create money and credit by essentially 'printing' claims on future productivity and resources, bringing them into the present through loans and debt. But how can anyone claim authority over something that does not exist? Future time is not a tangible asset; it cannot be owned, traded, or loaned in any legitimate sense. Yet, by issuing debt, these institutions impose obligations on individuals and societies, binding them to repay with their future labor and resources. This system operates without the explicit consent of those whose futures are being claimed, and without any real authority to do so. If no one can own what does not exist, how can anyone have the right to loan it?