[HenryArmitage]

So big money wants us to believe this isn't a problem while they are the first to get out.

From 2000 to 2007, Moody's rated nearly 45,000 mortgage-related securities[13]—more than half of those it rated—as triple-A. In contrast only six (private sector) companies in the United States were given that top rating.[14]

forgive me if I don't exactly trust Moody's.

[freedom462]

Are there other, more impartial sources that are also saying the same thing Moody’s is?

Either the default situation is a serious issue or it is not. If it is, we should not be telling the public that having the shutdown continue through it is trivial. It needs to be addressed and dealt with properly.

Are there impartial observers saying the same thing Moody’s is saying?