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Money talks: December 26th 2011
Willing to fund
Dec 26th 2011, 23:03 by The Economist online
The European Central Bank offers a boost, the US has a surprisingly good fourth quarter and Congress tries diplomacy
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Here is an article that outlines a far more pragmatic rating system for sovereign debt than that provided by S&P, Fitch or Moodys:
http://viableopposition.blogspot.com/2011/12/united-states-and-canada-mo...
In this rating system, the United Kingdom, Canada and the United States rate a very modest and realistic C, similar to most Eurozone debt transgressing nations. Perhaps it is the lack of a debt downgrade to more realistic levels that has prevented Congress from taking meaningful steps to resolving the debt and deficit issues.