So … This Debt Ceiling Thing Is Routine, Or The End Of The World?

Just when you were gettingover “Fiscal Cliff-itis,” here comes “Debt Ceiling Mania.” Allow a fictional take, on our very real pseudo crisis, to calm your media-jangled nerves.

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Edwardo Jackson

Jan 16, 2013

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