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Money, Bank Credit, and Economic Cycles - The Ludwig von Mises ...

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<strong>The</strong> Legal Nature of the Monetary Irregular-Deposit Contract 19TABLE 1-1ESSENTIAL DIFFERENCES BETWEEN TWORADICALLY DISTINCT CONTRACTSMonetary Irregular DepositMonetary Loan<strong>Economic</strong> Differences1. Present goods are notexchanged for futuregoods.2. <strong>The</strong>re is complete, continuousavailability in favorof the depositor.3. <strong>The</strong>re is no interest, sincepresent goods are notexchanged for futuregoods.1. Present goods areexchanged for futuregoods.2. Full availability istransferred from lenderto borrower.3. <strong>The</strong>re is interest, sincepresent goods areexchanged for futuregoods.Legal Differences1. <strong>The</strong> essential element(<strong>and</strong> the depositor’s mainmotivation) is the custodyor safekeeping of the tantundem.2. <strong>The</strong>re is no term forreturning the money, butrather the contract is “ondem<strong>and</strong>.”3. <strong>The</strong> depositary’s obligationis to keep the tantundemavailable to thedepositor at all times(100-percent cashreserve).1. <strong>The</strong> essential element isthe transfer of availabilityof the presentgoods to the borrower.2. <strong>The</strong> contract requiresthe establishment of aterm for the return ofthe loan <strong>and</strong> calculation<strong>and</strong> payment ofinterest.3. <strong>The</strong> borrower’s obligationis to return thetantundem at the end ofthe term <strong>and</strong> to pay theagreed-upon interest.

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