40% of it comes from US citizens who purchase government debt through instruments like savings bonds and us treasury certificates, another 20% comes from inter-governmental lending ie the social security trust fund, and another 40% comes from foreign investors the top one being China. China needs someplace safe to park their international reserves and they get the added bonus of selling their goods and services to the United States. China will continue to buy US debt because they need a strong US economy to support their own exports.
Yes 3.2 billion
It comes from the US Treasury (i.e., it is the tax payers money)
The bailout did not get through Congress, but no, the money would come from the US taxpayers. Update: The bailout did pass, and the money is coming from the Treasury and Federal Reserve. This could be argued to suggest the money is coming from the taxpayers.
Yes. $7 billion
No, they did not.
Yes 3.2 billion
It comes from the US Treasury (i.e., it is the tax payers money)
The bailout did not get through Congress, but no, the money would come from the US taxpayers. Update: The bailout did pass, and the money is coming from the Treasury and Federal Reserve. This could be argued to suggest the money is coming from the taxpayers.
Yes. $7 billion
It comes from the US Treasury...
Ford did not receive any bailout money.
No, they did not.
no
yes
Obama
Individuals aren't getting bailed out, and the money isn't even going to mortgages. Banks are hoarding the money and what they do with it is a secred. See the link on Congressional oversight below.
About 4 billion