tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3471471289744825428.post6855577954681655746..comments2024-03-11T00:31:41.186-07:00Comments on The Oregon Economics Blog: Is the Social Security Trust Fund Real or Imagined?Patrick Emersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17242234148546323374noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3471471289744825428.post-42977349207390567232010-11-03T19:32:06.404-07:002010-11-03T19:32:06.404-07:00I don't know about average annual but the tota...I don't know about average annual but the total holdings are about $2.4 trillion out of what i believe is about a total of about $13.5 trillion in total US treasury debt.<br /><br />See: http://www.ssa.gov/OACT/TRSUM/index.html<br />and: http://www.treasurydirect.gov/govt/reports/pd/mspd/2010/opds092010.pdf<br /><br />Right now, of course there is no crowding out as we are able to borrow money for very little interest.Patrick Emersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17242234148546323374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3471471289744825428.post-27950505577291795982010-11-03T18:03:57.656-07:002010-11-03T18:03:57.656-07:00One thing I wondered about this subject- how much ...One thing I wondered about this subject- how much of an impact does social security have on overall demand for treasuries? What does their average annual purchase look like compared to say, the top 5 other purchasers? Without any idea of the answer, I’d guess very different impacts if SS was 10% of demand vs. it being .01% of demand.BJCefolahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06853184790589644682noreply@blogger.com