People do not make fun of the US for having their credit rating downgraded nearly enough. Imagine being the wealthiest country in history with control over the most ubiquitous reserve currency on the planet and the credit rating agencies are like “it’s not that we don’t trust you, but we have standards to maintain.”

[–] HobbitFoot@thelemmy.club 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

The ratings agencies basically said a Republican Congress and a Democratic President is the biggest risk to debt repayment. It isn't that the government doesn't have the money, but that it won't spend it.

[–] EnsignRedshirt@hexbear.net 1 points 2 years ago

That’s the point. The US has effectively unlimited money, or let’s say unlimited liquidity, so their ability to repay is purely based on political issues. That they can’t get their shit together enough politically to avoid their own borrowing costs going up is extremely funny and embarrassing.

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