Tuesday, June 19, 2018

Who Owns US Debt


Our National Debt is $21 trillion. We fund this debt by selling Treasury Bonds to investors. Most investors are US-based and fund 70% of the debt with $15 trillion in Bonds purchased by underfunded pension plans, big dumb institutions and investors who are tired of winning and want to waste their money on Bonds with a 3% return.

Other countries park over $6 trillion of their cash in US Treasuries. China has $1.1 trillion and Japan has $1 trillion.

The interest on the debt is about $500 billion a year and is headed for $1 trillion a year.

Norb Leahy, Dunwoody GA Tea Party Leader


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