Will China own America when the economic crisis is over?
BSherman asked: China keeps buying billions in US Treasury bonds. So what happens when China comes to collect all of the money that America owes it?
Is it more patriotic to spend money or save money?
Jane W asked: What would be better for America’s future.
Option 1: Spend my money on consumer goods so American workers who manufacture and sell these goods will stay employed.
Option 2: Save as much money as I can so the banks have more money to invest and lend and buy our treasury bills and [...]
Should we just buy everything we need from China?
corporal_billy_graham asked: Almost everything that any American would ever need is made in China and can be bought very cheap at WalMart or some similar place.
So why complain that American jobs are going overseas?
Even if we all end up working menial service jobs, we could still afford to buy stuff at WalMart.
I bought a set [...]
Why if China is going to take over position of US as economic power and US is going to collapse?
David M asked: why does China as well as every other country in the world all keep buying US treasury bonds?
and how could China cause US collapse if it wanted to ? why would it want to?
Why would it want to tumble the whole stack of cards? could China do this [...]
Are Bonds Safe?
pitachips3 asked: I have always heard that U.S. Treasury bonds are the safest investments one can make. However, it seems to me that the U.S. national debt is spiraling and creditor countries like China and India are approaching the point where it is no longer necessary for them to buy U.S. debt. At [...]
When countries are no longer able to support the US’s spending or no longer want to, what will happen?
interdependent globalized world asked: When countries reallocate their money towards their own stimulus projects and no longer are able or willing to buy Treasury Bonds to support US spending, what will happen?
What will happen if imports into the US become much more limited after this happens?
I see only disaster, what do you believe will happen?
Question [...]