Brian Gongol
A map of the possible consequences of the US debt-rating downgrade
It's not a pretty sight. (Based upon a quick sketch of the problem from Sunday night.)
"On the other side, the component parts of the State governments will in no instance be indebted for their appointment to the direct agency of the federal government, and very little, if at all, to the local influence of its members. The number of individuals employed under the Constitution of the United States will be much smaller than the number employed under the particular States." - James Madison (Federalist Paper No. 45)
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