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Dems Convinced Doom Awaits on Far Side of Default
On the Democratic side of the aisle, two thirds (67 percent) say it is absolutely essential to raise the debt limit by Thursday. These numbers show the Democrats under more pressure than Republicans to strike a deal: Democratic constituents think their leaders need to and must come to an agreement, Republican constituents feel less overall urgency about raising the debt limit in the next two days.I don't think I believe that, or they are better actors than I give them credit for. According to a Pew Research Center poll released Tuesday, 52 percent of self-identified "Tea Party Republicans" believe the debt limit does not need to be raised at all. More broadly, the poll found that just over half (51 percent) of the whole public believe raising the debt ceiling in the next two days is "essential" while 36 percent say nothing serious will happen if lawmakers fail to act. I think it didn't need to be raised, if we had a Congress worth spit and a leader who was not intent on making the US a third-world country. But now, it is too late. The linked article, BTW, has a decidedly different slant, mocking the Tea Partiers - "arguing, falsely, that the United States will not default nor will economic catastrophe result if the debt ceiling is not raised." I have not been able to pay my bills before - not all of them. I paid the important ones and did not "default". Others got delayed until I could adjust. Too simple a concept for Congress and the media. Posted by: Bobby 2013-10-16 |
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