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		The Federal Reserve Now Owns 15 Percent of the U.S. Treasury Market (wallstreetonparade.com)
		6 points by cinquemb on March 29, 2020 \| hide \| past \| favorite \| 2 comments

api on March 29, 2020 [–]

So we are in debt to ourselves. Better than being in debt to someone else. Yes the Fed is private but congress can change that tomorrow.

cinquemb on March 29, 2020 | [–]

Assuming one agrees to the terms of this debt, and who is "ourselves", and is willing to wait on congress to resolve any discrepancies.

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