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Treasury Secretary Jack Lew is the latest Washington, D.C. official to turn himself into a Sunday news show hologram, making five appearances today on broadcast and cable TV to deliver a stern message.<\/p>\n

Failure to increase the nation’s debt limit would be catastrophic to the economy, Lew said.<\/p>\n

Is anyone listening on the Republican side of the aisle?<\/p>\n

http:\/\/thehill.com\/video\/sunday-shows\/326799-lew-congress-is-playing-with-fire<\/p>\n

The debt limit stands at $16.7 trillion. If Congress doesn’t approve a measure to boost it by Oct. 17, the nation’s ability to pay its debts runs out. The United States would default on its obligations.<\/p>\n

The Republican-led House of Representatives, though, is digging in on that one. The GOP wants to defund the Affordable Care Act so badly it has produced a partial government shutdown. GOP showboats like Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas say they’ll do “whatever it takes to defund Obamacare.” <\/p>\n

Does that mean destroying people’s retirement accounts, downgrading the nation’s worldwide credit rating, forcing a stock market collapse? Is that what they mean by “whatever it takes”?<\/p>\n

Lew’s message is stark. I happen to believe his prognosis. Does anyone in power in D.C. care about those of us out here who are going to pay the price for their<\/em> foolishness?<\/p>\n\n

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