When Partisanship Trumps Civil Discourse -- Americans Pay the Price

Fed up with dysfunctional political decisions made by individuals who could care less how their childish behavior will impact your life? (Remember, Congress will be paid regardless of how bad things are).


What can Americans look forward to if the Republicans refuse to behave like grown ups?
Double digit interest rates, sky high credit card interest rates, even higher job loss, a lower bond rating, and a deeply devalued dollar with less buying power. What will it lead to?  A second great recession even worse than the first one.


Think you can do a better job balancing the budget than your current elected official?


Try It Yourself
The federal government has an estimated $306.7 billion in payment obligations for August 2011 after the 2nd of the month. The U.S. will take in $172.4 billion in revenue from August 3 to 31, 2011. Check out the following tools to make the difficult choices that would prioritize programs and balance the books:

• Bloomberg Government's Debt-Limit Bubble tool
• PBS NewsHour's Daily U.S. Government Income and Expenditures tool
• The Washington Post's You choose: who gets paid (and who doesn’t) tool

Link  to Bipartisan Policy Center blog post (including a link to an in depth analysis of the debt ceiling and the risks associated with not raising it.