this may be useful in the near future.

every columnist has a different perspective on this, which just demonstrates that nobody really knows what's going on. there's an apparent consensus around a bipartisan move to cut social services, and little beyond that.

let me as you this question: if the tea party comes out of this discredited, who benefits the most?

http://www.counterpunch.org/2013/10/11/the-economic-consequences-of-us-debt-default/