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In a world where US government debt isn't triple-A either, it's hard to take the distinctions at the high end of the rating scale seriously.
by fpgeek 14y ago
In a world where US government debt isn't triple-A either, it's hard to take the distinctions at the high end of the rating scale seriously.
- aaronbrethorst 14y agoUS Government debt isn't AAA-rated because the House decided to play chicken with the US economy in 2011.
- toomuchtodo 14y agoHas the US missed a debt payment yet?
- aaronbrethorst 14y agono: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_debt-ceiling_crisis_of_2011#Timeline http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_debt-ceiling_cris...
- toomuchtodo 14y agoMy question was more rhetorical, but thanks for the reference. Until the US misses a debt payment, it should still have maintained its credit rating.