Suppose government bond yields rose by 1% because of default fears. With the national debt at $12 trillion, this would raise interest payments by $120 billion a year, or about $400 per American.
Obama's Chicago thugs would pressure the rating agencies not to downgrade the U.S.
To: reaganaut1
“Moody’s US analyst, Steven Hess, says, “If no policy changes are made, in ten years from now we would have to look very seriously at whether the U.S. is still a triple-A credit.”
I seriously doubt it will take 10 years at this rate of spending Mr. Hess.
To: reaganaut1
3 posted on
12/12/2009 3:19:04 PM PST by
TruthConquers
(Delendae sunt publicae scholae)
To: reaganaut1
Obama have taken a situation that was merely bad and made it much, much worse.
4 posted on
12/12/2009 3:22:24 PM PST by
Clintonfatigued
(Liberal sacred cows make great hamburger)
To: reaganaut1
And what is MOODYs Rating? They have lied and played politics in the past.
5 posted on
12/12/2009 3:28:15 PM PST by
PeterPrinciple
( Seeking the truth here folks.)
To: reaganaut1
6 posted on
12/12/2009 3:30:49 PM PST by
BenLurkin
To: reaganaut1
Drowning in Red Ink -- Will America lose its triple-A credit rating?
Is BO purposely using the
Cloward-Piven Strategy to destroy our capitalistic economy in order to replace it with socialism?
8 posted on
12/12/2009 5:19:39 PM PST by
Man50D
(Fair Tax, you earn it, you keep it! www.FairTaxNation.com)
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