If the government printed billions of dollars to buy bananas, it would show up in prices all around the economy as the money circulated. At full employment --

If the government printed billions of dollars to buy bananas, it would show up in prices all around the economy as the money circulated. At full employment -- which we were at up until a week ago -- the only thing flooding the market with money can do is cause inflation. We didn't have an inflation, and interest rates were still incredibly low.