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Zen Dude

Maybe it's time to mint a platinum trillion dollar coin. If minted, it would give the federal reserve an asset that could be used to support additional borrowing with existing debt limits. It's a bit of a mickey mouse move, and erodes the power of Congress, but if Congress is irresponsible then perhaps it's a justified temporary measure. $$$

Treasury Won’t Mint Coin to Defy Debt Ceiling nyti.ms/Y1ESeb

www.nytimes.comTreasury Will Not Mint $1 Trillion Coin to Raise Debt CeilingBy Annie Lowrey