This debt-ceiling fight is different — and it means we could actually default this time

BusinessInsider/Juliana Kaplan, Ayelet Sheffrey and Eliza Reiman/5-9-2023

“When it comes to raising the debt ceiling and averting an entirely preventable economic catastrophe, the US is on a road to nowhere — and time isn’t on Congress’s side.”

USAGOLD note: Hardly anyone believes that Washington will throttle its spending habits no matter what the parties agree to…… So why bother with these negotiations?