United States Debt Default

Pay the military! Pay the military! Pay the military!If Congress is stupid enough to go into default, then there's someone in the military stupid enough to park his tank on the Capitol steps and demand his paycheck.(:raig

There is a historical precedent for my remarks, Jar. It was called the "Bonus Army" of World War I vets who descended on Washington as the Great Depression was in full swing, demanding jobs and other government aid and benefits. What they got were clubs, rifle butts and tear gas, with none other then Douglas MacArthur, the Army Chief of Staff, expelling them from town.(:raig

...and the ripple effects would be immediate. What percentage of a hospital's income, ANY hospital, comes from Medicare and Medicaid payments. And there are how many EMPLOYED people in the health care industry?(:raig

Speaking of constitutional oversite, can Congress REALLY kick the responsibility and authority of raising the debt ceiling over to the President without actually voting on it themselves? Isn't the Legislative branch mandated by the constitution to vote on money matters, and not the Executive?(:raig