问:哦,就这样?
Q: Does the Fed really just print all this money? A: No. That would take eons. The Fed simply adds zeros to its magic spreadsheet, and violà, money!
答:难说。2010年以来,美联储已经向经济注资2.3万亿美元,人为拉高了股价和房价,防止它们受到经济崩溃的冲击。
Q: Isn't this a Ponzi scheme? A: Of course not. A Ponzi scheme is illegal. This is a Bernanke scheme.
问:美联储会拿着QE3的这笔钱去买什么?
Q: Is it working? A: Every new QE is an admission that the last one didn't work. Since the first QE in late 2010, America's economic growth has mostly been described as 'anemic.'
答:抵押贷款支持证券。它觉得,在楼市泡沫泄气之后,解决办法是再吹一个泡沫。
Q: So why will QE3 last indefinitely? A: It spares Mr. Bernanke the humility of announcing QE4, QE5, QE6 ….
问:美联储这些钱真的全都是印出来的吗?
Q: Will this finally lower unemployment? A: You tell me. The Fed has launched QEs and held interest rates close to zero for nearly four years. The unemployment rate has remained above 8%.
答:不是的,那得花无数年才能完成。美联储所做的不过是在它充满魔力的电子表格上加几个零,然后就有钱了!
Q: So why call it a 'recovery'? A: It's not as depressing as the term depression. A depression can be defined as a prolonged period of high unemployment.
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