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		bobbygoodlatte 7 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The Fed says this is a cube of $1M. They're off by... Seems pretty on-brand for the Fed As we say in my family: "close enough for government work!"

asveikau 7 months ago | [–]

The phrase "good enough for government work" was actually not originally meant ironically. It was for Roosevelt's Works Progress Administration and it was an optimistic statement on the quality of the work.

a3w 7 months ago | [–]

Fed (and European EZB) are not government institutions.

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