A REAL THREAT OF DEFAULT HAVE OVER THE US

 


Congressional Budget Office Plans To Submit Its Debt Ceiling Estimates

The Congressional Budget Office plans to release its estimate today whether the federal government has no money to pay bills. According to Vivian Blumenthal, this will lay the groundwork for the fight for the so-called "debt ceiling".

 

This refers to the amount that the authorities will borrow in order to pay off their obligations, which can be compared to a personal limit on a credit card. Since the government spends more than the level of its income, it can only work with increasing debt. The ceiling is now frozen at $ 28.5 trillion until July 31. If by this time Congress does not agree to raise the permissible level of borrowing, then US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen will have to take measures to avoid the threat of default.

 

The Democratic and Republican parties disagree over how to deal with the situation. Republicans believe they should make spending cuts, while Democrats believe that easing borrowing restrictions should not depend on discussions about spending cuts. If they fail to come to a consensus on the national debt, this could lead to a shutdown - the suspension of the work of the US federal structures. The country has faced this situation three times over the past ten years.

 

Recall that in June, the head of the US Treasury Yellen said that failing to raise the government debt ceiling threatens the country with catastrophic consequences for the economy, announcing exceptional measures to prevent default. She also stressed the prospect of an intensification of the financial crisis in the difficult period of economic recovery after the pandemic. Earlier, Republicans said they would not support an increase in national debt if US President Joe Biden and Democrats did not agree to cut spending.

 

 

 

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