Quote Originally Posted by Crazed Rabbit View Post
More importantly, reaching the debt limit isn't bankruptcy or insolvency - it just means the US can't keep burrowing to fund the difference between what it takes in and what it spends, like maxing a credit card. The government will still have money to fund important programs, just not all programs.
When you find yourself far, far to the right of Grover Norquist, I think it's time to re-evaluate. Kinda similar to waking up one day and realizing you're way to the left of Abbie Hoffman. Alarm bells should sound.

“I am not an advocate or adherent of the position I have heard some state, that a default would be ‘not a big deal’ or ‘would strengthen the hand of those arguing for limited government.’ I worry that handing the executive branch control over what bills to pay is not a wise move....even when they would have less cash to spend.”

Norquist went on to say that “a ‘shutdown’ or ‘default’ or ‘wobbly walk around the rim of default’ would be, as my mother would say, ‘unhelpful.’ How unhelpful? I don’t know, [and I’m] not real interested in finding out. Let’s experiment on a smaller country.”