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Bachmann's Latest Lie: US Interest Payments To China Will Pay For Their Entire Army
by DAVID BADASH on NOVEMBER 10, 2011
in NEWS,POLITICS
http://thenewcivilrightsmovement.com/bachmanns-latest-lie-us-interest-payments-to-china-pays-for-their-army/politics/2011/11/10/29986
At CNBC’s Republican debate Wednesday night, Michele Bachmann towards the end of the evening hurled a ridiculous screed, that America’s interest payments to China will become so large that they will cover the cost of the entire Chinese army. Unsurprisingly, those with a modicum of sanity recognized this as false, so, sadly, many in the Republican party no doubt believed it.
“By 2015, we will be sending so much interest money over, we will be paying for the entire People’s Liberation Army of China, the number one employer of the world,” Bachmann said on stage.
But not only did those with common sense simply dismiss Bachmann’s lie, those with facts to check, did.
The good folks at the non-partisan Politifact, fact-checked the often fact-less Bachmann, and rated her claim “false.”
Officially, the Chinese defense budget is $91.5 billion for 2011. But many experts believe the actual figure is higher. The Pentagon estimates that China’s military-related spending in 2009 was $150 billion.
Do Chinese investors including the government collect that much in interest? We found they didn’t and rated Bachmann’s claim False.
Like so many other statements Bachmann makes.
美共和党总统候选人,明尼苏达州国会女议员米歇尔·巴赫曼
在竞选中大放厥词说,到2015,我们的国债利息将能支付 世界上最大的顾主 中国人民解放军 的全部开支。
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姑且不论这是个谎猜测(原文就是说她在撒谎),就算是真的,她又想怎样?Default(违约)吗?。。。 |
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