>"because sequestering that much money is bad for the economy as a whole." What exactly do you mean they're 'sequestering' the money? Short of them keeping it

>"because sequestering that much money is bad for the economy as a whole." What exactly do you mean they're 'sequestering' the money? Short of them keeping it hidden away in a locked vault somewhere, surely that money is being circulated through the economy in one form or another.