Financial Cheer
S&P cuts the government’s rate on its debt from stable to negative for the first time in history.
The US has exceeded its debt ceiling. Isn’t that illegal?
S&P cuts the government’s rate on its debt from stable to negative for the first time in history.
The US has exceeded its debt ceiling. Isn’t that illegal?
Remember, I do this to entertain me, not you.
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April 19th, 2011 at 10:46 am
The US has exceeded its debt ceiling. Isn’t that illegal?
More of a guideline. Though the captain appears to be more honest than our “leaders”.
April 19th, 2011 at 10:54 am
Since when has legality been an issue with the FEDGOV?
We’re waaaay beyond such parochial issues as the “rule of law”.
April 19th, 2011 at 11:27 am
Maybe I’ll just stop paying my taxes and when the IRS comes a-knocking, I’ll just tell them that I exceeded my debt ceiling, but that it must be legal and therefore okay because the Federal gov’t has too.
April 19th, 2011 at 5:34 pm
The US has exceeded its debt ceiling. Isn’t that illegal?
If you get enough lawyers in a room, you can get around anything. A good overview is here:
http://keithhennessey.com/2011/04/11/why-the-debt-limit-fight-will-be-different/
April 19th, 2011 at 8:31 pm
BTW, I still miss the monkey in the banner.