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Yes, but also - they lie about the inflation and force the public to hold the bonds anyway (aka. financial repression, yield curve control).


Exactly. YCC is already happening in Japan; it's inevitable here too. The only alternative is outright default, which never happens when the debt is denominated in currency the debtor can print.




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