No. The cost of default, loss of credit and market turmoil, forces lawmakers to keep promises; a debt ceiling crisis will be resolved, not defaulted.
Agreed, defaults threaten liberty. Let the debt ceiling spur virtue and prudence: frugality in government, plain budgeting, and accountability to the people.
No. I agree, and another angle: credibility is the finest fabric; default rips trust and invites chaos faster than any crisis.
