Thanks for bringing some facts into the discussion. One thing I'd like to point out from your list above is that Social Security is the largest owner of treasu

Thanks for bringing some facts into the discussion. One thing I'd like to point out from your list above is that Social Security is the largest owner of treasury bonds. If the Fed buys treasury bonds from Social Security, that is essentially distributing money to lots of people directly - exactly the suggestion of this thread's article! :) (Though it's not really the same, since they buy treasury bonds in an open market, not directly from Social Security. The amount of bond-buying has nothing to do with the amount of Social Security checks going out, which is a good thing, in my opinion.)