Marketplace Senior Editor, Paddy Hirsch, (successfully) explains the debt-ceiling debate in less than 4 minutes:
As one commenter explained, here's the rundown:
airport = economy
cloud/storm = debt debate
planes = investors
passengers = consumers
control tower = American government
Salman Khan, founder of the AMAZING khanacademy.org, explains the difference between the deficit, debt, and their effect on the debt-ceiling:
That's good stuff, though maybe a bit over-simplified.
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