No

Prior to central banks, it was regular banks engaging in fractional reserve banking who also did this. A fair fully backed bank would ask a higher rate of interest from the public. Then another bank would lend money it didn't have at a lower rate. This bank would eventually get caught out and go bankrupt. That was until the government took over this role of the fractional reserve banker and forced the population to perpetually bail out this illicit behavior with their loss of purchasing power.

goth enough for you?

He got the tats removed, didn't he?

That's a steal

He's jealous of AI's potential to reduce the world's population. His meddling with viruses didn't kill enough people to quell his Malthusian desires.

It ain't May tho. Put a calendar reminder in for next year.

you Brits poorer than Mississippi now?

She'd do it for 0.001