Episode
Ep. 529 The Walls Are Contracting on George Selgin's Credit
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- Bob Murphy Show
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- Aug 31, 2026
- Duration seconds
- 2908
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Summary
Taking a recent Twitter exchange as a springboard, Bob argues that George Selgin has unwittingly conceded the entire argument they had at the SoHo Forum: namely, fractional reserve banking by its very essence causes a mismatch between the community's saving and the funds made available for loans via the banks.