Search results

  1. giegs

    The Debt Ceiling is Scarier This Time

    Asbestos? Being closer to the end of your own story than the beginning would help. I'd have to cut back on avocado toast.
  2. giegs

    The Debt Ceiling is Scarier This Time

    Now you're just shuckin' around...
  3. giegs

    The Debt Ceiling is Scarier This Time

    Fine, just hike up that short skirt some more.
  4. giegs

    The Debt Ceiling is Scarier This Time

    Hopefully a life insulated from the hyperinflationary effects of consecutive reckless administrations?
  5. giegs

    The Debt Ceiling is Scarier This Time

    What follows deflationary cycles in central currencies again?
  6. giegs

    The Debt Ceiling is Scarier This Time

    Agreed, but past shutdowns have made a mess of cash flow for contractors. I'm not worried about getting paid so much as being able to pay everyone else without creating a bottleneck.
  7. giegs

    The Debt Ceiling is Scarier This Time

    Everybody is trying to get as much invoicing into the fed systems and drawn down as possible right now. It would be interesting to see how much more activity the ASAP system is getting this week compared to others. The US exports inflation without needing to "print" other currencies just fine.
  8. giegs

    The Debt Ceiling is Scarier This Time

    Who does the party in power issue their demands to?
  9. giegs

    The Debt Ceiling is Scarier This Time

    In some cases there's already partial payment for projects. I've got work coming up that can only be done during the winter, supplies already purchased. If there's a shutdown, the window for that work will pass and it'll have to wait for next year. Depending on how it's funded, the originally...
  10. giegs

    The Debt Ceiling is Scarier This Time

    Their debt is largely denominated in USD. They don't really have a choice.



Latest posts



Top