Thread: Who Owns the U.S.?

I'd venture to say everyone but us...

Who Owns the U.S.?
http://www.mainstreet.com/slideshow/mon ... =msnetzero

Foreign Treasures

Regardless of how much closer Obama’s budget brings our economy into a balance of payments not seen since 2001, we will continue to run deficits for the next decade, and the national debt will keep growing every year that happens.

While most of the country’s $14 trillion debt is held by private banks in the U.S., the Treasury Department and the Federal Reserve Board estimate that, as of December, about $4.4 trillion of it was held by foreign governments that purchase our treasury securities much as an investor buys shares in a company and comes to own his or her little chunk of the organization.

Looking at the list of our top international creditors, a few overall characteristics show some interesting trends: Three of the top 10 spots are held by China and its constituent parts, and while two of our biggest creditors are fellow English-speaking democracies, a considerable share of our debt is held by oil exporters that tend to be decidedly less friendly in other areas of international relations.

Here we break down the top 10 foreign holders of U.S. debt, comparing each creditor’s holdings with the equivalent chunk of the United States they “ownâ€

Regardless of how much closer Obama’s budget brings our economy into a balance of payments not seen since 2001,

Is this true?
From what we hear on the news he is spending more or wants to spend more(for investments)

Originally Posted by uniteasone

Regardless of how much closer Obama’s budget brings our economy into a balance of payments not seen since 2001,

Is this true?
From what we hear on the news he is spending more or wants to spend more(for investments)

Sorry, I don't know about this point. I just posted the whole article. But I'd venture to say NO WAY HOSEA! If they have something on official reports that show this, it's all been rigged most likely.