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Why can't the government buy its own debts and cancel them? (beehaw.org)
submitted 8 months ago by TheBaldness@beehaw.org to c/finance@beehaw.org
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Or does the government already do this? If so, can anyone explain like I'm five?

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[-] xia@links.hackliberty.org 3 points 8 months ago

That's literally what they do, just "paced". See: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Government_bond

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