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$37T and counting. But nobody seems to want to ask who is on the receiving end of that pile of notes.
- $15.16 trillion (42 percent) is held by US private investors and entities, mostly in the form of savings bonds, mutual funds and pension funds.
- $7.36 trillion (20 percent) is held by intra-governmental US agencies and trusts.
- $4.63 trillion (13 percent) is held by the Federal Reserve.
Among individuals, Warren Buffett, through his company Berkshire Hathaway, is the single largest non-government holder of US Treasury bills, valued at $314bn.
Just something to think about when we hear how we've got "too much" debt and people start worrying about who will get paid back first.
As is tradition when republicans write the budget