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Re:Federal Reserve pledges asset purchases with no limit to ... by jkhdigital on Monday March 23, 2020 @01:23PM (#22666274)
I'm not going to answer your question, but I'll just comment that moral hazard is real. Debt financing is not required to operate a business, but when liquidity is guaranteed through a lender of last resort companies will inevitably leverage their balance sheets far beyond what is justified by the underlying risk of the business.

Also, is it really accurate to call a company "clearly creditworthy" if a 2-3 month gap in cash flow results in bankruptcy? Surely the CFO can get down on his knees and find some spare change under the couch cushions to get through this.

Re:Federal Reserve pledges asset purchases with no limit to ... by icelancer on Monday March 23, 2020 @03:48PM (#22667972)
>> Debt financing is not required to operate a business

Exactly. No one forced them to take on loans and then operate their balance sheets like they'd always be able to revolve bonds.