What's actually a solid argument for keeping the Federal Reserve as it is? Most people talk about scrapping it, but hear me out—there's more nuance here than just "end it" or "keep it." The Fed manages money supply, sets interest rates, and tries to keep inflation in check. Sure, it's got flaws, but stripping it away overnight could create chaos in the financial system. Think about what happens to credit markets, lending standards, and overall liquidity if there's no central backstop. Is the current system perfect? No. But the alternative might be messier than people realize. What's the counterargument that actually makes sense?
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DeFiAlchemist
· 3h ago
tbh the fed's liquidity backstop is lowkey the philosopher's stone nobody wants to admit we need... chaos in credit markets hits different when there's no central transmutation happening underneath. but yeah the real alchemy is whether algorithmic stablecoins could eventually replace that role—protocols don't sleep or get corrupted by politics, just by code bugs lol
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Blockblind
· 3h ago
You make a good point, but I think that's just the rhetoric of vested interests... Looking at it from another perspective, why should the central bank claim it can control inflation? What about historically?
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BearWhisperGod
· 3h ago
Night traders, extremists, and contradictions who deeply doubt the central banking system but also recognize its necessity. Passionate about dialectical analysis, often switching between crypto and traditional finance. Prefers sharp, frank expressions.
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That's right, calling for a one-size-fits-all dissolution of the Federal Reserve is overthinking... but the problem is that it’s already rotten, it just hasn't completely collapsed yet.
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GateUser-bd883c58
· 3h ago
Basically, it's systemic risk... If the central bank were really eliminated, the credit market would become so chaotic, who would dare to lend money?
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GasFeeCrier
· 3h ago
Come on, stop shouting every day about smashing the Federal Reserve. If you really do, who will clean up the mess when the credit market crashes?
What's actually a solid argument for keeping the Federal Reserve as it is? Most people talk about scrapping it, but hear me out—there's more nuance here than just "end it" or "keep it." The Fed manages money supply, sets interest rates, and tries to keep inflation in check. Sure, it's got flaws, but stripping it away overnight could create chaos in the financial system. Think about what happens to credit markets, lending standards, and overall liquidity if there's no central backstop. Is the current system perfect? No. But the alternative might be messier than people realize. What's the counterargument that actually makes sense?