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by pjc50 532 days ago
> it indicates the Federal Reserve anticipates and prepares for worst-case scenarios that could severely disrupt the financial system

Yes! That's the point! You don't want to arrive at a worst-case scenario unprepared!

The US military has all sorts of files and plans on bizarre and implausible scenarios, mostly as intellectual exercises ("if we wanted to invade Canada, how would we do it?"). That doesn't imply anything about their likelihood.

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nowadays it feels like plans "how to invade Canada" no longer feel so hilarious :(