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A comment on Joint Statement by the Department of the Treasury, Federal Reserve, and FDIC. Parent comment

Re:Joint Statement by the Department of the Treasury, Federa... by boxed on Monday March 13, 2023 @08:54AM (#35135045)
> That the assets might nominally cover the deposits in 10 years is besides the point, the depositors don't want to wait 10 years

This would be a problem of liquidity though, which was my original statement.

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Re:Joint Statement by the Department of the Treasury, Federa... by xapata on Friday March 17, 2023 @05:17PM (#35203029)
Not just liquidity. A dollar 10 years from now is worth less than a dollar today. That means it's a solvency issue as well.
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