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Jul 22, 2011 15:12

Okay. This debt ceiling thing is starting to freak me out.

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sabatoa July 23 2011, 00:39:50 UTC
Ours? Why?

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dzuunmod July 23 2011, 00:50:07 UTC
Because every time something happens with your economy, it goes all over the world. Maybe the US government doesn't owe Canada or Canadian companies a lot of money, but I don't doubt that companies that are owed money by the US government also owe money to/do business with Canadians and Canadian companies.

If you guys go off the cliff, it's going to ripple all over the world really fast.

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jeremytblack July 23 2011, 06:42:02 UTC
Me, too. I've been freaking out about this since the numbskull Tea Partying freshman Reps indicated back in November that they weren't going to vote to raise the debt ceiling. They're insane and stupid. Instantly interest rates will rise, here, and all over the world, so yes, you're screwed and so is pretty much everyone around the world if they really, really don't find a way to raise the debt ceiling. Conservative estimates hold that the instant result will be an additional 500,000 to 800,000 unemployed in the US, and it will ripple out from there. Ironically our debt will increase substantially because of the interest ( ... )

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dzuunmod July 23 2011, 06:55:50 UTC
I really do feel like the whole thing needs dramatic music and 24-style splitscreens.

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sabatoa July 24 2011, 14:24:09 UTC
"But this particular class of Republicans..."

As a (former to soon to be former) Republican, I agree about this current crop. They're far too zealous.

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savestheworld July 25 2011, 16:11:58 UTC
I'm not worried- I'm pissed off.

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