“No matter what Washington does at the 11th hour tonight, we end the year with one, absolutely indisputable, conclusion: The mammoth U.S. debt monster is not going away. It’s continuing to grow. And in early 2013, it will return to haunt the White House, Congress and the Fed in a great, new debt ceiling debate! Here are the hard facts.”
http://www.moneyandmarkets.com/5-urgent-questions-for-2013-51136
