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flamingdem

(39,313 posts) Sun Oct 13, 2013, 11:28 AM Oct 2013

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Krugman, Plouffe are worried about next week

ABC's This Week with George Stephanopoulos guests Paul Krugman and David Plouffe expressed concern that default is looming. Krugman said there is a 50/50 possibility it will happen. He thinks the markets will decide with a massive sell off on Monday.

Anyone know a good website for futures data?

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Krugman, Plouffe are worried about next week (Original Post) flamingdem Oct 2013 OP

Republicans had better get their act together before Monday! Rosa Luxemburg Oct 2013 #1

That's the good part flamingdem Oct 2013 #2

yes Rosa Luxemburg Oct 2013 #3

And well they, and everybody else, should be hooverville29 Oct 2013 #4

Krugman thinks it's 50/50? Cali_Democrat Oct 2013 #5

I know, yikes flamingdem Oct 2013 #6

Rosa Luxemburg

(28,627 posts)

1. Republicans had better get their act together before Monday!

Reply to flamingdem (Original post)

Sun Oct 13, 2013, 11:30 AM

Oct 2013

People are angry with the Republicans!

flamingdem

(39,313 posts)

2. That's the good part

Reply to Rosa Luxemburg (Reply #1)

Sun Oct 13, 2013, 11:31 AM

Oct 2013

The bad part is massive economic destruction and personal devastation for those not receiving checks or getting cancer treatments, etc.

Rosa Luxemburg

(28,627 posts)

3. yes

Reply to flamingdem (Reply #2)

Sun Oct 13, 2013, 11:32 AM

Oct 2013

hooverville29

(163 posts)

4. And well they, and everybody else, should be

Reply to flamingdem (Original post)

Sun Oct 13, 2013, 11:33 AM

Oct 2013

Cali_Democrat

(30,439 posts)

5. Krugman thinks it's 50/50?

Reply to flamingdem (Original post)

Sun Oct 13, 2013, 12:42 PM

Oct 2013

Dayum.

flamingdem

(39,313 posts)

6. I know, yikes

Reply to Cali_Democrat (Reply #5)

Sun Oct 13, 2013, 12:43 PM

Oct 2013

Monday will be a roller coaster with the market reacting off of every presser.

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