Interesting article by Dean Baker about the principal deficit source being the recession, and ending with:
"One final point, when push comes to shove, the financial industry will make the Tea Party Republicans vote to keep them in business. Wall Street will suffer more than anyone from a default and it will not let it happen. The public should know this, certainly Wall Street does."
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/dean-..._b_911342.html