[Toddsterpatriot]

Todd, when someone owns a note or a signed obligation, does it not mean the signatory to the note owned by someone else is in debt to that other person?

If you're talking about Treasury debt then just say so.

There is also a sovereignty and national security aspect to this. If foreign countries own certain things in this country, it puts Americans at risk.

Why don't you be more specific?

Think the Chinese and the Panama Canal. You can thank Mr. Peanut for that.

Yes, handing over the Canal was stupid. The last time I checked though, the Canal was not in this country.

[sauropod]

Yes, handing over the Canal was stupid. The last time I checked though, the Canal was not in this country.

We built the canal and had operational control over it. Last time I checked, the definition of property rights was to have acquisition, ownership, and use of an asset. We certainly had "use."