Quote from scriabinop23:
Isn't it kind of amazing that our entire financial system (and thus total diplomatic future/etc) is held together by the fed/treasury with no need to pass/change law? They could arbitrarily decide to print 10T, pay off the national debt, and send us reeling into hyperinflation all without the consent of the rest of our government.
If they print $10 trillion, wouldn't the national debt still be $10 trillion?
From what I have heard, the national debt can never be repaid. Is this true?