Part 10/19:
Griffin vividly depicts how "interest on nothing" enriches the banking cartel. Because the money is created from nothing, earning interest on loans is essentially collecting a fee for creating money ex nihilo. As the supply of money increases, prices inflate—not because of actual scarcity or productivity, but because the monetary supply expands.
He compares the value of gold over centuries, noting that tangible money anchored in tangible commodities (gold or silver) maintains stable value. Conversely, fiat money—Federal Reserve notes—loses purchasing power, effectively transferring wealth from the general population to those who control the money supply.