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Why is it so difficult to reach an agreement on something that everyone agrees to (well, aside from a few dozen Tea Party malcontents)?

It should not be that hard to realize the consequences of a U.S. default. It is not like this is new. There are clear disastrous ramifications if Congress deadlocks.

Let me start with a letter from the president of the United States to the majority leader of the U.S. Senate:

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