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Old 12-11-2011, 08:04 PM
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Originally Posted by gregbradley View Post
For example how the hell did Japan, who 15-20 years ago was being touted as about to become the world's largest economy end up being #4 in the world and over 200% national debt?? Wow, they messed it up, it was in their hands at one point. They have the highest national debt.
The Western bankers fixed them up but good.

Greg.
Japan may have the highest national debt, but 'Western bankers' had very little to do with it. Uniquely, Japanese government debt is almost entirely internal, "Foreigners, mainly central banks, account for just 5%." (Source: 'The domino that never falls', The Economist, 21 July 2011).
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