11.15.2010 Policy Points

Picturing The National Debt

The Web site Mint.com has a nice graphic showing just who owns the United States’ $13 trillion in outstanding debt. As the graph shows, some two-thirds of the debt is owned by American sources, primarily the Federal Reserve. Among foreign creditors, Chinese and Japanese sources account for the two largest sources.

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