U.S. Debt Crisis *SCARY THEME MUSIC*

[PiKA2001]

Originally Posted by Tulip86

Found this little gem online, the numbers involved are just insane!

http://www.wtfnoway.com/

Bah, who cares! Just raise the debt ceiling already!

[Elephant Walk]

Originally Posted by PiKA2001

Bah, who cares! Just raise the debt ceiling already!

We've defaulted at least three times since 1900.

Time to default again.

[KSig RC]

Originally Posted by Elephant Walk

We've defaulted at least three times since 1900.

... which is connected to the OVER 100 TIMES the ceiling's been raised since then (including 17 during Reagan's 2 terms).

This is the definition of "Business As Usual", and the fact that it's turned into a massive pissing match is basically the reason why Americans should vomit at the current political climate. Trying to stake a political flag into this argument is as disingenuous as possible (for both sides).

[Elephant Walk]

Originally Posted by KSig RC

... which is connected to the OVER 100 TIMES the ceiling's been raised since then (including 17 during Reagan's 2 terms).

What does "connected to" mean?