Continuing on our current fiscal path will lead to a much larger fiscal disaster than anything that might occur over the current government shutdown or debt ceiling debate. I have to hope that even Obama is not stupid enough to not pay the interest on the debt. Originally Posted by LazOpinions vary widely on the immediate effect of a default. Glad you're so sure nothing will happen. What if you're wrong? Because you can't unwind it once it starts.
And....So, the solution to that is to collapse the world economy by engaging in self-serving political antics that lead to the United States of America defaulting on it's debt?
Think.