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$2 trillion in 15 minutes might be a wee bit of an exaggeration... considering the monetary base needs to, um, actually buy something, usually Treasury Bills. Which are managed by whole swath of administrators in the Dept of the Treasury (and could lead to printing presses -- for the T-Bills, anyway), as they're usually issued in bond series, etc.


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