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The latest in Keynesian Duhmacratic schemes to pay for unlimited government spending, the Trillion-Dollar Platinum Coin. Janet Yellen says it's just a gimmick, she wants a simpler solution, just eliminate the debt ceiling altogether and it's full speed ahead. Nobody is going to pay off that silly sovereign debt anyway. When it comes to sovereign default, Go big or go home! Itâs A âGimmickâ: Yellen Opposes Minting Trillion-Dollar Coin To Save The United States From Historic Debt DefaultJonathan PoncianoForbes Staff Investing
Updated Oct 5, 2021, 04:39pm EDTQuote:TOPLINE Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Tuesday dismissed the contentious idea of tapping a legal loophole to mint a $1 trillion coin as a last-ditch effort to help the United States pay its debt, saying the concept shouldnât be considered seriously despite its popularity on social media and the growing risk that the United States could plunge into a recession if lawmakers fail to raise or suspend the debt ceiling in the next two weeks.
KEY FACTS In a televised appearance on CNBC, Yellen said sheâs opposed to minting a coin to help pay off some of the nationâs debtâa seemingly absurd idea thatâs nonetheless garnered backing from a few notable economists, including Nobel Prize winner Paul Krugman.
Minting the coin, Yellen said, would be equivalent to asking the Federal Reserve to print money to cover deficits that Congress is unwilling to cover by issuing debtâthereby compromising the independence of the Fed, which is charged with overseeing monetary policy.
âItâs a gimmick,â the former Federal Reserve chair added, saying the idea also conflated the responsibilities of the central bank and the Treasury.
Yellenâs comments follow a wave of renewed interest in the concept of a trillion-dollar coin, with a few lawmakers, including Reps. Jerry Nadler (D-N.Y.) and Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) even jumping on the #MintTheCoin Twitter trend by advocating for it on social media.
Despite turning down the idea, Yellen doubled down on the critical nature of ensuring that the United States acts to raise or suspend the debt ceiling, saying she âfully expect[s]â the nation would plunge into a recession if it doesnât do so by October 18, when she believes the Treasury will exhaust its ability to make payments on financial obligations.
In a briefing Monday, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki also struck down the idea of minting a coin, saying it wasnât a âviableâ option âeither because [it] wouldnât be accepted by the Federal Reserve, by the guidance of our Treasury Secretary, or just by legal restrictions.â
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