Everyone The U.S. Government Owes Money To, In One Graph

Everyone The U.S. Government Owes Money To, In One Graph
http://www.npr.org/blogs/money/2013...the-u-s-government-owes-money-to-in-one-graph

 

Is there anyone we don't owe money to?

 

aliens from outer space?
nah, eisenhower made a deal with them too


http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...etings-aliens-pentagon-consultant-claims.html

 

Yeah, me. I owe them.

 

I just have one question: why does the most successful economy in the history of the world have to borrow?

 

Google search string = "why do governments borrow"

https://www.google.com/#q=why+do+goverments+borrow