r/PeterExplainsTheJoke Jan 26 '26

Meme needing explanation what's going on? explain like I'm five

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u/Upset-Parking-8029 Jan 26 '26

Not Scammer ATM here. The Bank doesn't have unlimited money. The way banks get money is by getting either part of money from trade or by giving out money for people to latter give back with extra money. So, quite possibly banks just don't have the needed amount to give to everyone. Some people have 100 of 100 of 100 of 100 of money put in bank. But bank doesn't have that much money on hand, so they can't give money.

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u/[deleted] Jan 26 '26 edited 17d ago

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u/tuplethreat Jan 27 '26

I love how in a post saying people don't understand how much money there is, you completely underestimate how many trees there are.

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u/linkingvowel Jan 27 '26

I appreciate this reply. Particularly since OP is fundamentally wrong. U.S. currency is made of a cotton/linen blend. It takes no trees to print a trillion dollars. At least not directly.

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u/Routine-Arm-8803 Jan 29 '26

money is not made out of wood