S&P 500 Futures Retreat as Moody’s Puts U.S. Rating Under Review - Businessweek

Q&A: MEAT AND VEGETABLES VS. CANDY: S&P 500 Futures Retreat as Moody’s Puts U.S. Rating Under Review - Businessweek

Question:
When will the rest of us Americans wake up and realize that; the moneyed elite, who support these irresponsible Republicans, would actually benefit from the chaos and rising interest rates, which will inevitably come from any default by the U.S. government. Unfortunately, there isn't time to throw them out of office. Only solution, now is to throw them in jail, for Treason or dereliction of duty.

Answer:
It's like a little child that would rather go to the parent that says you can have the candy than the parent that says it isn't good for you and you shouldn't.

Obama wants to promise that the rich can pay and they are at fault.

He certainly can't tell his Democratic brethren and their union supporters that the US can't do business as usual and that all the social benefits they love so much have to be curtailed in order to live within a budget that supports job growth and investment.

So, blame Republicans because they are the parent that curtails candy.

But, when the teeth have cavities (as the US economy clearly has right now), you might consider blaming the parent that let you eat all that candy and, in fact, perhaps blamed the cavities on eating meat and vegetables.