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Wellstone ruled

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9. Money as well as Stocks are

Reply to PoindexterOglethorpe (Reply #5)

Wed Dec 20, 2017, 12:01 AM

Dec 2017

Fungible as anything can get. Most of the US debt is held is held via bonds issued to the Social Security Administration. Out standing Debt is held by Japan and Britain with China falling further behind. Believe the Saudi's hold more debt than China.

Banks and Hedge Funds are the largest holders of Stock. And yes,this is a world Economy and if one Doubts,pick any Major Stock and go to their Share Holder Pages and you will be surprised who owns that Stock.

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Did Chris van Hollen just say that 48% of stock owned by foreign investors? So $ goes abroad? [View all] lostnfound Dec 2017 OP

Yes, a few years down the road. elleng Dec 2017 #1

yes he did say that.... chillfactor Dec 2017 #2

Trumps Tax Plan Gives $520 Billion to Wealthy Foreigners at the Expense of American Middle Class greyl Dec 2017 #3

A huge percentage of US currency is abroad, too. GreenEyedLefty Dec 2017 #4

That, I believe, is strongly tied to the drug trade. PoindexterOglethorpe Dec 2017 #6

Somehow I doubt that 48% of all stock is owned by foreign investors. PoindexterOglethorpe Dec 2017 #5

Well, there are a lot of sovereign wealth funds out there. Yavin4 Dec 2017 #7

Perhaps. PoindexterOglethorpe Dec 2017 #8

Money as well as Stocks are Wellstone ruled Dec 2017 #9

Its only 27% but yeah, a good portion of the tax breaks for funds not repatriated go to foreig uponit7771 Dec 2017 #10