Circulation credit means that banks lend money, and thereby expand money supply, without backing them by real savings (or reduction of consumption). This circulation credit is creation of money “ex nihilo”. Booms as well as busts are damaging because they slow down long-term investments with the consequence that resources in fluctuating economies are lacking.

According to Mises, the problem is not low consumption but low saving.

Why Fiat Money Is “A Large-Scale Fraud System” 07-11-14 Ryan McMaken of Mises Economic blog,via ZH

The Center for Financial Studies in Frankfurt reports on a recent talk given by Thorsten Polleit:  

READ MORE: Thorsten Polleit on the “planned chaos” of money

A Core Tenet is the De-Incentive & Discouragement of SAVINGS

We had CAPITALISM:

SAVINGS was reinvested as CAPITAL INVESTMENT

We now have CREDITISM:

CREDIT is created and spent on CONSUMPTION

According to Mises, the problem is not low consumption but low savings

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