@RichardJMurphy on 'creating money out of thin air' which (despite what your #economics textbook tells you) is the everyday business of #banking....
When I used to run through these practices with my students (on my economics for non-economists UG course), they were at first shocked, but then realised the true importance of knowing this... there is a 'magic money tree' but its only shaken when the rich need some cash.
