To: calgal who wrote (160627 ) 10/11/2013 5:55:44 PM From: calgal Read Replies (1) | Respond to Obamas Debt Ceiling Strategy Depends on the Ignorance of Americans Morgan Brittany | Oct 10, 2013Recommend 50 nothing to do with fixing the problems that we have, nothing to do with negotiations and deal-making and nothing to do with what is best for the American people. The galling thing about all of this is that Obama is depending on Americans to be brain-dead and ignorant about the realities of what a shut-down and default really mean.will not go into default. There is revenue coming in to the government every day and it can easily pay the interest on our debt. Plus, he can prioritize expenses and fund what he wishes to fund or not.“So let me explain this. If Congress refuses to raise what’s called the debt ceiling, America would not be able to meet all of our financial obligations for the first time in 225 years. And because it’s called raising the debt ceiling, I think a lot of Americans think it’s raising our debt. It is not raising our debt. This does not add a dime to our debt. It simply says you pay for what Congress has already authorized America to purchase.” Huh? If raising the debt ceiling doesn’t raise our debt, how did we get 17 trillion dollars in the hole?saying things like this, people will believe him and turn on his opponents.
