National Debt?

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Some one correct me if im wrong, but isnt our national debt financed by people who buy t-bills or bonds or whatever? What happens if people ever lose confidence in our country and say they want to be cashed out now. Bank Runs? here like Russia?

-- Vic (Light_Servant@yahoo.com), August 28, 1998

Answers

Here are some perspective on what is going to happen to us:

http://www.gold-eagle.com/gold_digest/oracle624.html

http://www.gold-eagle.com/asian_corner_98/oracle081098.html

http://www.gold-eagle.com/asian_corner_98/kutyn071698.html

-- Bingo (bingoti@yahoo.com), August 28, 1998.


Kinda scary. Vic

-- vic (Light_Servant@yahoo.com), August 28, 1998.

Japan holds a $trillion or so of our bonds.

-- Tom (2scully@concentric.net), September 03, 1998.

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