Even if the head coupon issuer has fallen temporarily behind the curve, he can still ordinarily turn the situation around by issuing more coupons--that is, with a vigorous monetary expansion like the ones that ended the recessions of 1981-82 and 1990-91.
Even if the person that gives the coupons is behind, he can usually fix it by giving more coupons.
Even if the person that gives the coupons is behind, he can usually fix it by giving fewer coupons.