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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.

1 posted on 12/12/2009 3:11:39 PM PST by reaganaut1
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“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.


2 posted on 12/12/2009 3:15:54 PM PST by headstamp 2
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Basically, the US and the UK are in danger of defaults.

http://www.zerohedge.com/article/citi-blasts-moodys-optimism-says-uk-aaa-rating-doomed

http://www.zerohedge.com/article/peter-costa-us-government-will-be-totally-bankrupt-year-and-half


3 posted on 12/12/2009 3:19:04 PM PST by TruthConquers (Delendae sunt publicae scholae)
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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)
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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.)
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6 posted on 12/12/2009 3:30:49 PM PST by BenLurkin
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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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