One interesting point:
Before the sequesteration went into effect, the gov't and the media scared us all to death, if that happens, the US will never be the same.
Fast fwd, 6 months later, we all live and laugh.
Not that nobody was affected, but still, its not the end of the world.
Same story happened with the gov't shutdown, "if the gov't shuts down, we'll go back into recession! the entire US government will freeze! bla bla bla!
And... after two weeks: nothing devastating.
Now comes the debt ceiling debate...
Okay, that's totally different! If we don't raise the debt limit, the markets will be in panic, we'll lose our credibility, the financial system will collapse!...
Now I see some republican senators changed tone, saying the world will not come to an end... All what's going to happen is the gov't will not spend more than it takes in, aka balanced budget...
Wonder if they're right.