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<div id='article-page'><div id='article-content' data-media-url='//news-app-staging.s3.amazonaws.com' data-base-url='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5868/T25.wav' data-capture-url='//staging.analytics.lingraphica.com/events/capture_news' data-article-title='Failure of US to Pay Debt Raises Fears of Financial Crisis' data-article-id='6474'><script src='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/javascripts/getscripts.js'></script><link rel='stylesheet' href='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/stylesheets/article.css' type='text/css' /><div class='article'><p><span data-start-time='0' data-end-time='8729'>The United States government has a history of paying its bills on time.</span> <span data-start-time='8729' data-end-time='20688'>Many people, however, are worried about what would happen if the U.S. defaults on debt that it owes lenders.</span> <span data-start-time='20688' data-end-time='27813'>Default means to fail to do what rule or law requires. </span> <span data-start-time='27813' data-end-time='35354'>In finance, it means being unable or unwilling to pay back loans.</span> <span data-start-time='35354' data-end-time='48521'>“No corner of the global economy will be spared” if the U.S. government defaulted and the problem were not solved quickly, said Mark Zandi. </span> <span data-start-time='48521' data-end-time='56354'>He is chief economist at Moody’s Analytics, a risk advising business.</span> <span data-start-time='56354' data-end-time='75542'>The Associated Press reports that Zandi and two of his coworkers suggested that, even if the U.S. did not pay its debt for only a week, 1.5 million jobs in the U.S. could be lost.</span> <span data-start-time='75542' data-end-time='87896'>If the default were to last longer into the summer, Zandi’s team’s research suggests 7.8 million jobs could be lost. </span> <span data-start-time='87896' data-end-time='98250'>And they estimate a huge decrease in the stock market would cause a $10 trillion loss in household wealth.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' style='display:none;'></button><button title='Forward' class='forward' disabled='disabled'></button><button class='finished-reading' style='display:none;'>Done</button></div></div></div><div id='article-media'><div id='media-image'><img src='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5868/T25.jpg'/></div></div><div id='question-content' style='display:none;'><div class='sentence_completion_question question-container' data-question-id=19459 data-hint-location='0' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5868/the_united_states_government_has_a_history_of_paying_its__blank__on_time.wav'>The United States government has a history of paying its <span class='blank'>bills</span> on time.</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='bills'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5868/frills.wav'><span>frills</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5868/windowsills.wav'><span>windowsills</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5868/bills.wav'><span>bills</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5868/hills.wav'><span>hills</span></div></div></div><div class='multiple_choice_question question-container' data-question-id=19460 data-hint-location='75542' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5868/according_to_the_estimate_in_the_article_how_many_jobs_could_be_lost_due_to_a_debt_default.wav'>According to the estimate in the article, how many jobs could be lost due to a debt default?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='7.8 million'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5868/78_million.wav'><span>7.8 million</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5868/78_billion.wav'><span>78 billion</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5868/7_thousand.wav'><span>7 thousand</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5868/70_million.wav'><span>70 million</span></div></div></div><div class='vocabulary_question question-container' data-question-id=19461 data-hint-location='27813' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5868/which_of_the_following_is_a_definition_of_the_word_default.wav'>Which of the following is a definition of the word default?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='unable or unwilling to pay back loans'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5868/unable_or_unwilling_to_pay_back_loans.wav'><span>unable or unwilling to pay back loans</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5868/move_along_at_a_steady_pace.wav'><span>move along at a steady pace</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5868/wipe_away_for_clarity.wav'><span>wipe away for clarity</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5868/remove_salt_from_something.wav'><span>remove salt from something</span></div></div></div><div class='question-buttons'><button class='skip-button'></button><button class='hint-button'></button><button class='speak-button'></button></div></div></div>
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