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Let’s not pretend they did anything as difficult as printing that much money. They just added 2 trillion to a value in a database somewhere.
by FriendlyNormie 6y ago
Let’s not pretend they did anything as difficult as printing that much money. They just added 2 trillion to a value in a database somewhere.
- quickthrower2 6y agoWell, they'd need a debit and a credit entry on two systems at least.
- anm89 6y agoDo you think that every dollar accounted for in the world is represented by a bill? Currency is not money. It's not even a major component of what money is by almost any definition.
- FriendlyNormie 6y agoEither they printed 2 trillion physical dollar bills or they didn’t. I’m saying they didn’t. I’m curious what imaginary comment it is you’re replying to.
- anm89 6y agoWhen people talk about printing money in an economic sense, they aren't talking about running a literal printing press. It is synonymous with increasing the money supply. In the lingo of modern economics adding a decimal to a database which results in increasing the money supply is phrased as printing money. In fact this is specifically what they are talking about in most cases, specifically not operating a physical printing press. When the original poster said they printed 2 trillion, he was not implying they physically printed anything.
- Geee 6y agoThis is how it's literally happening: https://brrr.money https://brrr.money