[Toddsterpatriot]

They use the dollars to buy US companies and land/buildings. Even AlQuaeda is investing in real estate ventures.

Yeah--it's good that Japan, England, and PRChina own all those US companies and land. Yup.

So they're gonna take the land and companies back to China? What about those foreign car companies that own plants in the U.S. is that bad for us too?

[XBob]

132 - "So they're gonna take the land and companies back to China? What about those foreign car companies that own plants in the U.S. is that bad for us too?"

Dummy - they take the income stream back to their home country, so the profits, instead of staying here are outsourced. And then they also have great clout with our government and buy it to get more of our money from our efforts.

Why do you think Sony bought Paramount pictures (or what ever movie studio it was) which has now become Sony pictures. They make the money on the movie, every time you pay to see it, and that money goes to Japan.