Believe what you want. I still believe they should be legally obligated to meet certain obligations first. Insufficient cash to fund pet programs is far different from failure to handle debt service and the markets know the difference. One is a solvency issue, the other a political problem.
ah. I think I see where you are coming from now. We assume that if the debt limit isn’t raised and there is no catastrophe that we need to take the reigns of what to spend on and what not to spend on out of the president’s hands and provide clear steps... In that case I’m completely on board with you!