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mikeash
on Dec 6, 2017
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Millions Are Hounded for Debt They Don’t Owe. One ...
The country pays its obligations. When was the last time the US government defaulted on its debt?
lb1lf
on Dec 6, 2017
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May 10, 1979.
(Though in fairness they did own up to it shortly after.)
mikeash
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Neat. And it was (supposedly) a computer-related failure, making it nicely on topic.
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