The U.S. as a Debtor Nation: What It Really Means
(Archived document, may contain errors) 9/24/85 92 THE U.S. AS A DEBTOR NATION: .WHAT IT REALLY MEANS Last week the media announced that for the first time in nearly 70 years the U.S. is a net debtor country. The impression given was that the U.S. has become another Mexi co or Argentina, tottering on the edge of financial collapse. But like many such simplistic interpretations of the facts, that impression is a fallacy.