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If President Obama and the U.S. Congress don’t
cement a budget deal, how will it affect the country?

Interest rates will go up so it will make it tougher to get loans for housing, etc.

Kevin Sandefer
Probation Officer
Boston
I view Obama as a strong and determined president, and on the upside I think it will go through.

 Charles Gunn
Engineering CADD
Hyde Park
It wouldn’t affect me personally, but it would impact my parents because their Social Security check could be cut.

Diane Boyd
Administrative Assistant
Bedford, N.H.
It would be financially disastrous for people who depend on government funding, e.g. military, housing subsidies, Social Security, etc. This would also cause a catastrophic ripple effect on the families of those dependant on government funding.

 Kevin Richardson
Tennis Instructor
Boston
The U.S. debt has always been a benchmark for liquidity. No one really knows for certain the implications of the default — if there is a default.

 Francis Thomas Jr.
Accountant
Roxbury
It will have a trickle-down effect. You’ll have to pay more because of the default on the loan, e.g. entitlements, after-school programs, etc.

 Anze Nwankwo
Marketing, Global Logistics
Roslindale