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Lazare on July 24, 2018 | parent | context | favorite | on: The Great EU Debt Write Off (2012)

> The implication of your statements is that a significant portion of bonds are held by individuals

No, mostly banks and other large institutions. The ECB only holds about 1/5 (2 trillion out of about 10 trillion).

dalbasal on July 24, 2018 [–]

Did you guys look at the link?

First it's about a classroom expirement, not a monetary policy.

Second, the exercise is to learn about the exact things you two are speculating about.

kurthr on July 24, 2018 | [–]

Yes, I looked at the link. But the claim (I was questioning) is that it's full of lies and absurdities to further political ends.

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