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Originally Posted by michaellxv
Who exactly do all these countries borrow from?
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That information is publically available...here in the USA well over half (guessing 60%) is owned within the USA in a variety of places...
The top fifteen are (in "round numbers" $USD B = billion T= trillion) according to the US Treasury (and other US Government sources)
Taiwan 130 B
Hong Kong 138 B
Caribbean Banks 159 B
Brazil 165 B
OPEC Countries 227 B (many of the oil producing countries)
US Insurance companies 261 B
US Commercial banks 274 B
UK 448 B
US States and local governments 535 B
US Pensions 644 B
US Mutual Funds 649 B
Japan 837 B
China 868 B
USA People (savings and estates) 1.266 T
US Government 5.345 T