Robert Rubin condemns threats to default on U.S. gov't debt

The United States avoided default this week when the House passed a bill to raise the debt ceiling. But Robert Rubin, who served as treasury secretary in the Clinton administration, says the political fight that jeopardized the government’s ability to pay its bills threatened severe economic harm, and that any future fights over the debt ceiling are risky and irresponsible.
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On June 4, 2023 By Jerry Glover

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