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		zmanji on July 26, 2011 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Who owns America? Hint: It's not China > The U.S. Treasury: $1.63 trillion (11.3 percent) How can the Treasury have US Debt?

dmooney1 on July 26, 2011 | [–]

Good question. The Treasury controls numerous trust and pension funds that are heavily invested in US Bonds.

See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Holders_of_the_National_De...

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