japan is the second biggest foreign creditor. 1.135 trillion. ironically, the biggest holder is the social security trust fund and we own our own debt and we would be hurting ourselves. the new hundred dollar bill debuts today. i don t carry hundred s but this bill was originally due in 2011 but a printing problem that left blank spaces on them. the new bill has several features designed to make it easier for the public to authenticate but more difficult for counterfeiters and include a blue ribbon and color changing ink that changes from copper to green when it s tilted. it s relieved during a government shutdown, a shutdown that ben franklin might not approve of. i only get hundred s when i get to the table. i went to d.c. yesterday and