Will Allison: Watching the Ceiling Cave In

On August 2, the United States of America is set to default on its debt obligations.  I am not an economist, and would not deign to pretend that I understand the economic repercussions of such a move.  However, I do have another important credential, and that is called a "survival instinct."  This instinct is stronger than I remembered.

 

I know this, because I am now up at 3am, scared right out my damn sleep from the horror movie that would be defaulting on our nation's debt.  I have read too ...