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by once_inc 1456 days ago
The counter to this point is that if (through monetary mismanagement) the amount of dollars exponentially rises, the value of those dollers drop. Fiat isn't backed by a hard asset; it can be arbitrarily increased/decreased in value through organisations and unelected officials.

The original QE decision by the fed was taken during a meeting that has meeting notes that can be downloaded. I highly advise you to do so if you are under the illusion that the decision was made by highly competent experts basing their decisions on hard data and well-made, objective models.