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Steve Keen says private banks created 92% of US money since 2000, citing Richard Vague

Tom Bilyeu Impact Theory · Everything You Know About Government Debt Is Wrong | Steve Keen · August 6, 2026
Steve Keen says private banks created 92% of US money since 2000, citing Richard Vague
Tom Bilyeu Impact Theory
Tom Bilyeu Impact Theory
Everything You Know About Government Debt Is Wrong | Steve Keen
"He concluded that between 2000 and 2024, 92% of the money created was created by the private sector, only 8% by the government. And when you look between 1980 and 2000, 140% of the money created was by the private sector. So government money activities actually didn't create money, they destroyed it across that time period."
Keen cites research by former banker Richard Vague to argue that US money creation has been overwhelmingly driven by private bank lending rather than government deficits. He claims the government’s net contribution was small from 2000–2024 and negative across 1980–2000, due to bond-sale mechanics that drain deposits.
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