Fact Sheets: Debt Default
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October 3, 2013
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These fact sheets detail the consequences of a default by the United States on its debt obligations.
If the debt ceiling were not raised in order to meet existing debt obligations and the U.S. Treasury reaches it limit for “extraordinary measures”, Treasury will only be able to fund government operations through either cash on hand or revenues (tax receipts etc.).
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