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The united states and there's no deal on raising the debt ceiling by the 17th of october, and there are obligations that the u.s. federal government has. what would come first, paying off international investors who hold tea bills or whatever, whether the chinese or japanese or saudis or whatever, or maker sure that 60 million americans get their social security checks on time? >> that's a huge question, but let me answer it this way. i don't think that really matters because whether you pay one or the other, it's still going to be a catastrophe because one group is going to panic and when the...