US inches towards default deadline
- 12 years ago
Barack Obama has cautioned that no area can be off-limits when it comes to tackling the country's record budget deficit despite Republicans' protestations.
On Saturday the US president said any plan to deal with the country's $14.3tn debt must include an end to tax breaks for the wealthy.
Al Jazeera's Tom Ackerman from Washington DC.
On Saturday the US president said any plan to deal with the country's $14.3tn debt must include an end to tax breaks for the wealthy.
Al Jazeera's Tom Ackerman from Washington DC.