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Re:Hazard pay in focus as essential workers earn less than t... by Mirioron on Thursday July 02, 2020 @11:47AM (#23714567)
They are making money though. The government doesn't make money for the government. It's not like a corporation. The government makes money for the country. Saving existing institutions from collapse during a disaster tends to be a very good investment for that.
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Re:Hazard pay in focus as essential workers earn less than t... by drtillberg on Thursday July 02, 2020 @12:35PM (#23715049)
When the Fed creates $xxx billion it "makes" money. The real question is whether the Fed bought something worthwhile.

The fact that a market coalesced around the asset isn't that significant because the Fed can't withdraw from the market now without watching prices for the asset collapse.

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