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Fed to buy junk bonds, lend to states in fresh vir...
> We could give money to people/government directly. Why create money as private debt?
Effectively it is. Government borrows money from the Fed and pays everyone a $1200 stimulus check.
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Effectively it is. Government borrows money from the Fed and pays everyone a $1200 stimulus check.