> No, I would have had to have just $1B You're right - I misread. > Also, the Fed doesn't need the $1B, it can create it and then destroy it when it's deposit

> No, I would have had to have just $1B You're right - I misread. > Also, the Fed doesn't need the $1B, it can create it and then destroy it when it's deposited back. It's not quite that simple. Everything is okay until it isn't deposited back. Then there's an extra $1B in the economy.