August 2

It seems our economy is spiraling out of control and we're left with only two options- neither of which are good. Default or raise the debt ceiling. If we default that means we would be in essence declaring bankruptcy but if we raise the debt ceiling we're just digging ourselves deeper into debt- a debt which we will default on eventually. Personally, I think that even though it might be a hard thing to do, I think our country should default now and spare an even bigger tragedy later. We're tough, we're Americans, we can handle anything life throws at us- we're not called the home of the brave for nothing and we need to be reminded of that once again. We've become complacent and it's time for us to face hardship once again and pull ourselves up by our boot straps. August 2nd will be a horrible day regardless- but I think it would be best for us as a nation if we face the music now rather than later.