Analysis: Economists Disagree on Fallout of Breaking US Debt Ceiling

Analysis: Economists Disagree on Fallout of Breaking US Debt Ceiling
The National Debt Clock in midtown Manhattan, New York, on Feb. 11, 2020. Chung I Ho/The Epoch Times
Lawrence Wilson
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The United States will reach its statutory debt ceiling sometime between July and September unless Congress raises it. If the ceiling is reached, what happens next?

The answer depends on which economist you ask.