{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Drishtikone","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/drishtikone","author_name":"Desh Kapoor","author_url":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/drishtikone\/author\/drishtikone\/","title":"US: The Debtor Nation!","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"Sn5wZqsBql\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/drishtikone\/2007\/08\/us-debtor-nation\/\">US: The Debtor Nation!<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/drishtikone\/2007\/08\/us-debtor-nation\/embed\/#?secret=Sn5wZqsBql\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;US: The Debtor Nation!&#8221; &#8212; Drishtikone\" data-secret=\"Sn5wZqsBql\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","description":"US consumption - US production = Brazil's annual output.  And Brazil is the 10th largest economy on planet earth! So, the Americans take on a debt that is close to the entire annual output of Brazil!! Is that a cause for concern? Well, some economists with twisted logic say no. But here is the deal with China:   US buys goods from China; pays it with USD   China has money; US has goods (cheap ones)   China puts money back in US Treasury bonds; US gives promise to pay later and pays for its debt by that IOU.   The Grand kids of those who keep buying stuff will pay for it. btw, where do you think these goods paid by national debt end up? In Storage!! US has twice the storage vs Europe per capita!"}