How You Could Be Impacted If a Debt Ceiling Agreement Isn't Reached
by Meredith Dietz from Lifehacker on (#6BXWZ)
The U.S. is days away from not being able to pay its bills. Ever since the U.S. hit the debt ceiling (aka, the total amount of federal debt allowed to be outstanding) in January, the Treasury Department has been using what it calls extraordinary measures" to avoid defaulting on the national debt.