5 ms·Seems pretty on-brand for the Fed As we say in my family: "close enough for government work!"by bobbygoodlatte 1y agoSeems pretty on-brand for the Fed As we say in my family: "close enough for government work!"a3w 1y agoFed (and European EZB) are not government institutions.asveikau 1y agoThe phrase "good enough for government work" was actually not originally meant ironically. It was for Roosevelt's Works Progress Administration and it was an optimistic statement on the quality of the work.