money. what should the government do now? some experts think they have the golden answer. cnn's mary snow is in new york. she has the answer for us. how serious is this? >> reporter: the treasury department is not in any rush to sell uncle sam's family jewels but the talk by some economists to sell gold and other assets is loud enough that the treasury department has addressed that to say why it is not in favor of it. as the united states plowed past its debt ceiling, the treasury secretary maneuvered to allow the government to keep bore oeg till august. congress is nowhere near an agreement to raise the debt limit to buy time for lawmakers to negotiate spending cuts some conservative economists think the u.s. should sell assets like land in the west leased for farming and ranching and the federally owned tennessee valley authority. chris edwards of the think tank the kato institute, which advocates limited government, thinks the u.s. should sell its