▲ 25 ▼ US interest payments equal military spending for the first time in three decades (in billions) (www.bloomberg.com) submitted 2 years ago by yogthos@lemmygrad.ml to c/us_news@lemmygrad.ml 7 comments fedilink hide all child comments archive https://archive.ph/FlBpw
[–] Shinhoshi@lemmygrad.ml 10 points 2 years ago (3 children) Friendly reminder the US owes China over USD$1 trillion https://ticdata.treasury.gov/Publish/mfh.txt permalink fedilink source hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] yogthos@lemmygrad.ml [S] 5 points 2 years ago I imagine China's going to have to write that off at some point. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Avnar@lemmygrad.ml 4 points 2 years ago And the US have a monopoly on USD production, so not a huge problem for them. permalink fedilink source parent [–] FullCommie@lemmygrad.ml 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) Why is China listed on there three times? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Shinhoshi@lemmygrad.ml 2 points 2 years ago Genuinely good question — especially Hong Kong?! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] yogthos@lemmygrad.ml [S] 5 points 2 years ago I imagine China's going to have to write that off at some point. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Avnar@lemmygrad.ml 4 points 2 years ago And the US have a monopoly on USD production, so not a huge problem for them. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] FullCommie@lemmygrad.ml 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) Why is China listed on there three times? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Shinhoshi@lemmygrad.ml 2 points 2 years ago Genuinely good question — especially Hong Kong?! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Shinhoshi@lemmygrad.ml 2 points 2 years ago Genuinely good question — especially Hong Kong?! permalink fedilink source parent