[nascarnation]

Here’s the part I can never understand.
If QE is sooo great, why would they ever want to stop?

It’s gonna blow either way, just playing with the timing a little bit. With unlimited QE we can proudly go over the cliff with the throttle on the floor, instead of trying to slam on the brakes and clumsily bumping over the edge.

[tbw2]

They are printing money because deflation is more frightening than inflation. With inflation, existing debt becomes easier to pay and income taxes and property taxes rise. With deflation, tax receipts fall and debt payments become even harder to pay.

[dhs12345]

Maybe it allows the cronies time to make money and then get out without losing their shirts.

Sorry to be a cynic but I really don’t think that they are that concerned about the average American.

[oldbrowser]

With unlimited QE we can proudly go over the cliff with the throttle on the floor, instead of trying to slam on the brakes and clumsily bumping over the edge.

I think we've already gone over the cliff. What we are trying to do now is negotiate a softer landing. Landing in the water instead of the rocks below.