Widdekind
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Since 2008, half of the "external" Federal Debt is foreign held. The "foreign fraction" has been increasing, since NAFTA:
total external Federal debt
domestic-owned
foreign-owned
meanwhile, a third of the (total) Money-supply of USD is foreign held ("Foreign Exchange Reserves denominated in USD").domestic-owned
foreign-owned
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Money in US
Money abroad
foreigners own half of US Government debt, and a third of US Money.Money abroad
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