Actually, according this New Yorker article the Fed can just print money and distribute it to the populace.  It&#x27;s call &quot;money finance&quot; and has been used in the US before.<p><a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.newyorker.com&#x2F;magazine&#x2F;2015&#x2F;11&#x2F;23&#x2F;printing-money-books-john-cassidy" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.newyorker.com&#x2F;magazine&#x2F;2015&#x2F;11&#x2F;23&#x2F;printing-money-...</a>