This is how Ben Bernanke got the nickname ‘Helicopter Ben’ by saying that, as a student of the Great Depression, the way out of serious economic downturns was to print money by the bushel and drop it out of helicopters onto the street. He was exaggerating a bit but it certainly shows where he’s coming from. The latest AEP article in the UK Telegraph refers to a letter written by RBS to its clients warning that the Fed may be about to indulge in monster money printing.