Most people mean "default on bond and other debt obligations." Yes, we'd default on our obligations to recipients of checks to Medicare, SocSec, the military, government workers, and a dozen other recipients of government money, but we would likely be able to pay our foreign creditors.
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Date: 1/8/11 01:01 (UTC)