42 Acquiring stocks or other nonfederal financial assets would have approximately the same effect on national saving as using the same amount of money to reduce debt held by the public.
National saving is better facilitated through a multitude of options. 
mnli hypothesis: National saving is better facilitated through a multitude of options.  premise: 42 Acquiring stocks or other nonfederal financial assets would have approximately the same effect on national saving as using the same amount of money to reduce debt held by the public.