When Gingrich shut down the country on his watch,

[Frustratedlady]

did the interest rates soar? Will our credit rating be downgraded again? If we experience a shutdown, how will this action affect the dollar? Monetary values and what affects them is way too confusing in these days and with our computerized trading and all the finagling by Wall Street and their ilk. As a small investor, I can't make sense of it all.

Can someone filter down through all this murky sludge and tell me what to expect? I pulled my investments off the market and put it in guaranteed savings until these clowns quit scaring the hell out of everyone.

[Pretzel_Warrior]

1. 2 different issues. Shutdown vs. debt ceiling and possible default

[PoliticAverse]

2. From the point of view of investments, the debt ceiling issue is much more important

than the Government shutdown on Monday (the debt ceiling issue will be around Oct 17th).

[Frustratedlady]

3. Thanks to both of you. I told you what affects what confuses me. eom