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Failure to raise the U.S. debt limit would be a "cataclysmic event" and "calamity," economists say.
The first people who are likely to be affected are those who get money directly from the government, including government employees and recipients of government direct payments.
Soon, the government’s inability to pay its bills might hit health care providers.
A longer default could mean that rates remain high for a while, making it even more difficult for non-wealthy people to buy a home.
A prolonged crisis could have severe consequences, especially because the economy is already fragile.
A short debt-ceiling breach that lasts through July would cause “economic carnage”.
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