We’re Already In Default On The National Debt
As a vote on raising the national debt cap looms, proponents of raising the cap tell us that we must raise it because if we don’t we’ll default on the national debt. But according to the Chinese, we’re already defaulting:
A Chinese ratings house has accused the United States of defaulting on its massive debt, state media said Friday, a day after Beijing urged Washington to put its fiscal house in order.
“In our opinion, the United States has already been defaulting,” Guan Jianzhong, president of Dagong Global Credit Rating Co. Ltd., the only Chinese agency that gives sovereign ratings, was quoted by the Global Times saying.
Washington had already defaulted on its loans by allowing the dollar to weaken against other currencies — eroding the wealth of creditors including China, Guan said.
Guan did not immediately respond to AFP requests for comment.
The US government will run out of room to spend more on August 2 unless Congress bumps up the borrowing limit beyond $14.29 trillion — but Republicans are refusing to support such a move until a deficit cutting deal is reached.
Meanwhile, Democrats want another round of stimulus spending. To, you know, help the economy grow and stuff.
Tags: deficits, national debt
