Can i use multiple AppleID's with one iCloud Account

Our family stores our purchases in one huge library. We each log into our accounts separately (e.g. someone uses an iTunes gift card, someone else uses a credit card, etc.) to purchase music. Each of us can include other's purchases in our play lists. We also have a lot of music loaded from CD's.
Everyone syncs their devices based on their own playlists.
Can we use one iCloud account to keep our respective playlists up to date? We would like everyone's purchases available to all devices.

yes and you can use more then 2
just don't give them the same name

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I guess I didn't realize I could do that.
I changed how I am doing the program anyways. Sending flags to switch streams was a little messy. but now I have a new problem. I've discovered that mixing object streams with buffered streams also leads to significant speed increases. I do that in this manner...
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