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August 05, 2011

Unprecedented: S&P Downgrades US Debt to AA+

They pulled the trigger. We're officially no longer prime investment grade.

There has been some argument about the numbers here. The administration claimed there was a $2 trillion error (against the US's favor) in S&P's calculations, and the administration challenged that error.

Honestly, I thought that was probably bullshit and said so on Twitter: I happen to know the Obama Administration is fond of double-counting and faked numbers, so why should I give their claims credence?

Not sure how all of that worked out, but S&P ultimately rejected the argument.

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