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Re:Federal Reserve pledges asset purchases with no limit to ... by grecy on Monday March 23, 2020 @03:45PM (#22667945)
Thanks for the detailed explanation. I really don't understand a lot of what's going on, I hope you don't mind a few beginner questions

> these bailouts are going to happen. No one who understands what is at stack would choose to "let the house fall".

Are the measures being taken now just adding another layer onto the "house of cards" as some people describe it?

Will these measures just make it all fall harder at some point in the future?

Re:Federal Reserve pledges asset purchases with no limit to ... by thoughtstheseus on Monday March 23, 2020 @06:27PM (#22669474)
It’s divided between 3 schools of thought (1) governments can just continue to prop up financial markets indefinitely (2) you can temporarily prop up these markets but you can and will want to unwind government intervention over time and (3) this is just going to make a huge bubble that will burst eventually. People say you can grow out of these problems...

The Fed has an enormous amount of flexible firepower, it’s tough to sit back and not do everything you can to stop economic turmoil. They launched the most simulative economic policy of all time and stocks dropped today. If only there was action in other executive arms and congress.

Re:Federal Reserve pledges asset purchases with no limit to ... by chii on Monday March 23, 2020 @08:52PM (#22670640)
(2) and (3) are basically the same thing.