THE Taiwan Thread (Merged)
Posted: Thu 09 Sep 2004, 16:32:36
Out of curiosity, what would happen if the US ultimately came to war with China over oil, taiwan, etc? What would become of this debt? Is it nuts to think that we could wipe out the entire debt we owe to the Chinese by merely stating we will not honor those notes? Obviously there would be some international backlash, but isn't debt after all merely paper? I know zilch about international banking and finance, and hate to sound entirely ignorant but am hoping someone might shed some light on this. I keep reading that the national debt is a loan we never intend to pay back. Is the idea that as long as the economy grows faster than the interest payments on the debt the system is stable?