“Catastrophic” Consequences of the US Defaulting on Its Debt

Dave:
Hey, what’s occurring everybody? Welcome to On The Market. I’m Dave Meyer, your host. As we speak, we now have a brilliant cool new format for you. We’re going to be bringing in a CBS Information reporter to speak about an financial situation that has been making a number of information just lately, and that’s that the US simply hit its debt restrict. It’s this wonky however fascinating state of affairs that’s enjoying out in Washington proper now and will have potential impacts for actual property buyers, all kinds of buyers and simply abnormal People. We wished that can assist you all perceive this situation in-depth so we’ve introduced on Sarah Ewall-Wice, who’s a reporter in Washington who covers this type of factor in Washington DC and goes to show us concerning the historical past of the debt restrict, what’s occurring in Washington proper now, and what a number of the implications could possibly be for you and different buyers. I actually hope you prefer it.
We might love your suggestions on the sort of present. You possibly can all the time go on the BiggerPockets boards and inform us about it. Or you’ll be able to hit me up on Instagram the place I’m @thedatadeli and let me know what you consider this present. With that, we’re going to take a fast break after which we’re going to welcome on Sarah to speak concerning the debt restrict. Sarah Ewall-Wice, thanks for becoming a member of us On The Market at present.

Sarah:
Howdy. Good to be right here.

Dave:
All proper, Sarah, properly, let’s begin by having you introduce your self to our viewers and clarify why you’re right here speaking to us about this thrilling, essential, and considerably nerdy subject.

Sarah:
Certain. I’m a reporter for CBS Information primarily based in Washington DC. I cowl each financial coverage and likewise politics. The debt ceiling dialog is one which each hits on the economic system massive time relying on how lengthy these talks go and likewise is a large political talker for people right here in Washington, lawmakers, policymakers, consultants all throughout the board. However we’re again at that time the place we’re speaking concerning the debt ceiling once more as a result of the US authorities hit the debt restrict. So this turns into a dialog the place members of Congress have to act now to keep away from calamity.

Dave:
Okay. Nicely, that’s undoubtedly on my thoughts and many individuals’s minds. We’re going to get to that, however let’s simply begin at first. Are you able to clarify to us what the debt ceiling even is?

Sarah:
Certain. The debt ceiling, additionally known as the debt restrict, is how a lot the US authorities is allowed to borrow to pay the payments. This is essential to notice. This isn’t how a lot the US authorities is allowed to spend. That is the spending that’s already gone out the door throughout the board, throughout the federal authorities. It was really first actually noticed the debt restrict, it was again in 1917. There was a regulation after which it was expanded to cowl all authorities debt proper earlier than World Warfare II. However mainly, Congress enacted this regulation and regularly, each few years, they’ve to return again to it because the nationwide debt grows and up that stability in order that the US authorities may proceed paying the payments with out going into default, which has by no means occurred earlier than in US historical past.

Dave:
During the last couple of years, we’re all listening to increasingly concerning the debt ceiling. Has it all the time been of public curiosity?

Sarah:
It feels prefer it’s changing into extra incessantly and incessantly talked about, and that’s as a result of it’s develop into extra of a political battle prior to now couple of a long time. Primarily, we’ve clearly all the time had this nationwide debt and we’ve all the time actually had a deficit relying on a number of instances the place they’ve been in a position to stability the finances, but it surely does have to be addressed now and again. With that mentioned, lawmakers have began utilizing the debt restrict to essentially come out as a software to barter spending in Washington. We get to the purpose now each few years the place we’re hitting this restrict and so that’s once they come to the desk and a few lawmakers say, “Nicely, we have to lower spending.” Others say, “We simply want to boost the nationwide debt.” However the thought is is we get to this disaster level the place it actually must be addressed after which we kick it down, the can down the street relatively than addressing the precise situation. And I say we, speaking about Congress, relatively than addressing the precise situation, which is how a lot the US authorities is spending.
You bear in mind, the US authorities has all the time actually been borrowing to pay the payments. It comes right down to tying the debt restrict to the finances as they go, whereas these are two separate conversations that aren’t occurring collectively. Then we get thus far the place there’s an actual freak out and a number of considerations throughout the economic system about what this implies if the US stops paying the payments or is unable to pay the payments. So it’s develop into extra frequent. It’s been used extra of a software currently. We noticed in 2011, Republicans use this in negotiations with the Obama administration, and now we’re again right here with the Biden administration, Republicans in a showdown over the very same situation over a decade later.

Dave:
I do need to get into present occasions in only a minute right here, however I simply need to clarify. From my understanding, the debt restrict has been raised dozens of instances during the last couple of a long time. The truth that it’s getting raised just isn’t really new. It’s simply the political local weather about it has modified a bit.

Sarah:
Sure. The debt restrict has been raised dozens of instances, many instances prior to now 20 years. Simply considering again, we really feel like we’ve had this dialog just lately. It was raised in 2021, in December 2021. We needed to attain a deal. In fact, it was raised or suspended thrice below President Trump whereas he was in workplace over 4 years. So it’s an ongoing dialog. It’s raised a number of instances within the Obama administration. Each time there’s this bigger rising debt, they arrive again they usually take a look at it they usually transfer ahead they usually both elevate or droop it. Suspending it means they simply kick the can down the street and it kicks again in later with the quantity at a better stage than it was once they suspended it.

Dave:
Okay. That is smart. Clearly, we all know throughout COVID, there was a number of spending, however has the debt elevated just lately sooner than it has traditionally?

Sarah:
I believe it’s tough actually to say whose debt it’s particularly. I believe you’ll be able to completely say throughout the coronavirus pandemic, the federal government, each below President Trump after which below President Biden, put out a number of spending actually to assist save the economic system from tanking, and that has added to it far more quickly prior to now few years. I’d keep away from saying, properly, who’s added extra to the debt, as a result of it actually is difficult to inform as a result of there’s been this accumulation of debt for therefore many a long time in the US. It’s tough, however sure, I’d say the coronavirus pandemic undoubtedly didn’t assist in rushing up the rising debt.

Dave:
Okay, nice. You talked about one thing earlier, which is that we now have hit the debt restrict. What does that imply?

Sarah:
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen despatched a letter to congressional leaders just a little over per week in the past, round January nineteenth. She mentioned, “Hey, we’re beginning to use these measures to maneuver round cash as a result of we’ve hit the restrict,” the restrict being $31.4 trillion. That was the determine upon quantity again once they negotiated this final time in 2021. In order that they’ve hit that restrict and now the Treasury Division is shifting round funds to maintain paying the payments. They name them extraordinary measures. It’s humorous as a result of these will not be extraordinary anymore. We’ve used them many instances beginning in 1985 and onwards. We’ve heard it time and time once more, however they’re so-called extraordinary measures nonetheless. Primarily, it means shifting round cash to maintain paying the payments. However she did say that basically, the flexibility to pay the payments would run out as early as June. There’s a number of uncertainty as a result of we do have income coming in, and as income is available in, the Treasury places it out and pays the payments and is ready to transfer issues round. Beginning in June, she says that would fully run out.
When it runs out and the US authorities is unable to pay the payments, it’s the so-called X date. As we get nearer to that timeframe, extra coverage consultants will begin to come out with their estimates on precisely what that date is. The Treasury Division will get a greater thought of precisely what that date is. However when that date hits, the US unable to pay its payments, and that’s when the US may go into default for the primary time. That’s the place the actual uncertainty occurs. We’re on this interval of this must be addressed and it’s a urgent situation, however we aren’t actually sounding the crimson flags and the alarms aren’t going off at this stage. However after all, that Congress doesn’t do something rapidly, and so that’s the reason it’s a urgent situation now relatively than ready until the final doable minute. Even when they attain a deal on the final doable minute, there could possibly be repercussions.

Dave:
Yeah, completely. Let me simply summarize that by saying mainly, you’re saying that we now have technically hit the restrict and the implications in the long run are that if we will’t borrow extra money, we will’t pay our obligations. As you mentioned, the debt that we’re financing is for spending that has already been permitted.

Sarah:
Precisely.

Dave:
So that’s the concern. However as a result of the Treasury has some accounting tips up their sleeves, they’ll proceed to pay the money owed of the US though we now have technically hit the restrict. Now, I believe we had been each about to only go to an concept that mainly, I believe it was 2011 the place there was a negotiation over the debt ceiling and the US didn’t default, however there have been repercussions for it. Is that appropriate?

Sarah:
That’s appropriate. There was a last-minute deal that was reached, and this was one thing that was negotiated between the Obama administration and Home Republicans, which is an analogous make-up to what we now have now, the place the White Home is a Democratic president, however the Home is run by Republicans. We now have a Democratic senate at present. However they needed to attain a deal and it got here right down to the wire the place they had been negotiating spending cuts to make this occur. Although they had been in a position to attain a deal, main as much as it, there was a lot uncertainty that the inventory market took a plunge and the US credit score rating or excuse me, credit standing was downgraded by S&P. In order that had repercussions. There’s estimates that value the US economic system about $20 billion over a decade, which is one estimate that was carried out, however the S&P dropped about 6% main as much as that.
They had been in a position to attain that deal, and we prevented a higher monetary disaster, however that simply goes to indicate that even main as much as this, because the clock ticks right down to that so-called X date, or on this case, someday in June as we’re seeing it, there are challenges and uncertainties that would result in issues within the economic system.

Dave:
That’s one thing I believe actual property buyers in our viewers will perceive. Mainly, what occurred is that the credit score worthiness of the US was downgraded by credit standing companies. When that occurs, the debt, often the individual whose credit score is downgraded has to pay extra to get loans sooner or later. It’s a much like taking out an actual property mortgage. When you have worse credit score, you will pay a better rate of interest. What occurred in 2011 is that the US mainly grew to become much less creditworthy and needed to pay a better rate of interest amongst different issues and financial repercussions. That looks like simply the tip of the iceberg. That’s the tip of the iceberg of issues that would occur if the US had been to truly default on its debt. Are you able to inform us just a little bit extra about what the repercussions could possibly be if not simply the debt ceiling has reached as a result of we now have carried out that, however the US is unable to satisfy its obligations?

Sarah:
Sure. If the US defaults, we began to get into it, this could possibly be a disaster for the inventory markets. We may see the shares plunge throughout the board, not simply the US, however we’re this from a worldwide scale as a result of the US actually units the tone for the remainder of the world. With that mentioned, whenever you talked about it, having the ability to borrow, this might enhance rates of interest on borrowing for the US shifting ahead and that may value the US billions extra on prime of the trillions it already owes when it goes to pay its payments sooner or later. So that’s one factor. The US authorities, they’re imagined to be probably the most assured. It’s imagined to be risk-free investments. If it’s not risk-free and we’re dealing with all these challenges, what does that imply for all the pieces else?
In order that additionally has additional waves or repercussions with regards to how a lot People are borrowing as a result of that enhances rates of interest. While you’re going to get a mortgage, whenever you’re going to pay a automotive mortgage, now you need to purchase a automotive, whenever you’re paying for bank card payments, your curiosity will go up throughout the board and that is on prime of the already difficult time energy in the place we all know inflation is excessive and the Fed is boosting rates of interest. We’ve seen file excessive bank card rates of interest already. So these are various things which are occurring. On the identical time, we now have the repercussions that occur within the authorities itself as a result of the federal government pays billions of {dollars} on a month-to-month foundation to completely different events throughout the board. Totally different teams of People obtain various things. So for example, if the US is unable to satisfy its debt obligations, it is going to be unable to pay veterans advantages, for one factor.
Social safety funds, probably the most essential issues for our senior residents, these could possibly be delayed, not exit in time when many individuals want these funds and depend on these funds. There’s additionally the issues just like the SNAPs program, previously Stamp, so meals advantages for low-income People. Various kinds of advantages that folks depend on are going to cease and be delayed ought to we attain that time. The navy would go unpaid, after all. We simply hope they simply proceed engaged on the job. However that’s the truth and that has repercussions within the economic system me as a result of when they’re getting the cash, guess the place that cash’s going? It’s going out to companies once they go and purchase issues. It’s going out for housing. It’s going out and it has this lengthy ripple impact throughout different sectors of the US coming from the federal government. So that’s essential to remember. This gained’t simply influence those that depend on authorities funds, it’s anybody who’s relied on individuals who get any form of authorities cost. Who is aware of actually the place this might go, however all in all, it’d be actually, actually dangerous.

Dave:
Yeah. That’s a query nobody needs to reply. Yeah, nobody needs to know what occurs if the US defaults on its debt. I believe folks on either side of the aisle have mainly mentioned, we can’t default on our debt. Nevertheless it does appear that given the significance of paying our money owed, that that’s mainly why it’s getting used as leverage for this broader dialog about spending and financial coverage within the US.

Sarah:
That’s precisely proper. It’s humorous as a result of it’s getting used as a negotiation software in a approach the place it’s actually one thing that there ought to be no conversations about even going there. It’s simply too dangerous to even take into account, but it surely’s been tied into this political battle right here in Washington that occurs again and again, when the truth is is lawmakers are setting budgets and paying for issues and placing cash out the door and borrowing to do it commonly anyway on either side of the aisle. They should provide you with a finances yearly, each couple of months, relying on how they go about it and that spending is occurring anyway. So this simply turns into one software that has actually introduced folks to the desk, however in a approach that could possibly be actually brutal and catastrophic for all entities. It’s a poor approach of trying on the state of affairs, but it surely’s the way in which that it’s come about for a number of state of affairs or a number of years now in current a long time.

Dave:
Yeah. It looks like mainly, Congress has used this as a forcing operate to speak about spending, though it feels like they’re not essentially even associated. The spending and what the Congress and the federal government is spending on is finished throughout appropriations. That’s when they’re spending cash, however that is mainly only a test mark to say, yeah, we are going to really ship you a test, mainly for all these issues we paid. In order that’s fascinating, however I believe lots of people really feel that this is a crucial dialog available and I assume the debt ceiling by some means has advanced because the time once we discuss this. I’m simply curious. You mentioned Home Republicans are negotiating with the White Home. What’s it that they’re hoping for and what are they asking for in change for elevating the debt restrict? That’s mainly the dialog. They need discount of spending in change for approving an elevated debt restrict ceiling.

Sarah:
That is the trick right here. I ought to say the Republicans say they need to negotiate. We aren’t even on the level the place they really are negotiating but. Simply to be clear, there’s been a standoff on the beginning level of talks. I’ll discuss it by way of the press workplace has mentioned, the White Home just isn’t going to barter. This isn’t one thing they’ll negotiate on. This can be a danger that won’t be addressed and they should elevate the debt restrict level clean. They’ve carried out it earlier than below Republican presidents, why are they holding this hostage now? That’s the White Home messaging basically on this. On the identical time in Congress, Republicans are saying they completely want to barter on this they usually additionally want to barter it by way of spending cuts. They’re not really saying particularly they need to see lower.
Democrats will level at them. Democrats in Congress level at them and say, “Nicely, they’re Social Safety they usually’re Medicare.” Some Republicans are the truth is mentioning these two entitlement packages as part of this dialog, however different Republicans are saying, “Nicely, no, we have to lower spending throughout the board.” So there’s actually a standoff proper now particularly on, properly, what’s the plan? Who’s going to determine the plan? As a result of that’s the place you’ll be able to then go and level fingers relying on who really comes ahead with that plan and say, properly, they wished to chop this or that. So it’s nonetheless on the level the place either side haven’t taken a seat on the desk and are asking the opposite facet to take a seat down first and lay out a map of what they need to see. However that’s the place we’re at, the place the White Home needs it to boost the debt ceiling, we’ll discuss spending, however we’re not going to do it on this dialog. This isn’t the place we’ll negotiate at this time limit.
And Republicans are saying, “Nicely, no. We now have to barter spending at this time limit to handle the debt ceiling and the debt restrict.” In order that’s the place it’s at. I believe within the coming months, coming weeks, actually, we’ll get extra data on the place there could possibly be locations the place there’s a path to a compromise, however proper now, it’s actually a number of posturing and never a number of sit-down, onerous conversations being had. There will likely be, I’m positive, different proposals about methods to go about addressing this so we’re not on this state of affairs once more in two years shifting ahead between now and June, hopefully sooner relatively than later.

Dave:
I’m guessing that you simply, being a reporter in Washington, you’ll be able to describe a number of stuff you cowl as posturing.

Sarah:
Oh, most of it’s posturing, I’ll say, after which out of the blue one thing occurs often.

Dave:
Yeah. It simply looks like what’s going to occur, is either side are speaking at one another, however there’s probably not a dialog occurring proper now. What do you assume occurs? You mentioned there’s posturing, however what do you assume occurs over the subsequent couple of months? Is there going to be progress? Are the folks like me who take a look at this very anxiously going to be fearful for the subsequent a number of months or do you assume there’ll be regular progress in the direction of a decision?

Sarah:
I believe persons are going to stay anxious for just a little little bit of time. I’ll say, I believe the White Home and Republican congressional leaders are supposed to satisfy and begin these conversations or simply begin a dialog typically. We’re in a brand new Congress within the coming days and months. So that could be a place to begin. It’ll go from there. Each time this occurs, there’s a standoff and sooner or later, someone blinks. We felt that in 2021, the place there was a standoff particularly within the Senate as a result of they wanted 60 votes within the Senate and that wasn’t occurring. Then lastly, basically, Senate minority chief Mitch McConnell blinked, and in that occasion, they had been in a position to make use of simply Democrats to boost the debt restrict. In order that’s going to be a type of conditions the place one facet does should blink. There are different concepts being floated on the market about how this might go about the place it doesn’t occur on this approach shifting ahead.
I don’t know if they’ll attain any significant option to handle this otherwise between now and June, however that’s one thing that I believe there’ll be one other dialog in order that we aren’t simply kicking the can down the street. There will likely be a separate group. However the make-up of this Congress is completely different than it has been prior to now and that’s why there’s completely different uncertainty surrounding this situation. In 2021, they wanted to get Republicans within the Senate to step down in order that they might go it, but it surely was a Democratic-controlled Senate Home and White Home, in order that they had been in a position to attain that deal. This time, there’s such a small majority of Republicans within the Home that it’s tougher to go something within the Home, and there’s a bunch of very hard-line Republicans which are merely saying, “We is not going to vote on this.” So it comes right down to they should attain a compromise.
We’ve spoken to some Democratic congressmen who’ve mentioned it’ll find yourself being a bunch of Republicans and a number of Democrats who come and handle this collectively to go one thing within the Home. So the make-up of how the Home is made up has made this unsure differently. Then after all, it comes right down to what is going to the connection actually be between the White Home and Speaker McCarthy and Congressional Republican leaders as they begin to have these conversations, as a result of like I mentioned, we had a brand new Congress that got here in in January.

Dave:
Yeah, it’s very fascinating. It looks like one of many first assessments of the connection between the brand new Congress, the White Home, and that all the pieces that’s occurring occurring at an important financial interval. We’ll should see what occurs, however thanks for explaining this to us. One of many choices I’ve heard about, I actually don’t perceive this, have you ever heard of the trillion-dollar coin?

Sarah:
Oh, sure. I like this.

Dave:
What’s that? I don’t get it.

Sarah:
The concept is there’s a regulation within the books from 1997, which basically says that the Treasury Division can mint a coin of completely any denomination. This has been floated by a former director of the mint. It’s been known as for by some lawmakers, I imagine extra just lately from some Democratic lawmakers. The concept is the Treasury may merely mint a trillion-dollar coin. It could possibly be taken and that could possibly be used to handle the nationwide debt.

Dave:
Oh, wait, so is that mainly simply cash printing although, but it surely’s-

Sarah:
Just about. Nicely, the Fed has to step in and settle for this.

Dave:
Okay.

Sarah:
In order that’s one uncertainty. I can say level clean that Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has been requested about this and he or she’s known as it a gimmick, so probably not onboard. So it could actually toss this out the window in actuality, although it comes up each couple of years once we speak concerning the debt ceiling. She’s additionally mentioned this might be a type of issues the place you’re overriding the independence of the Fed. In order that’s a part of it the place it simply comes right down to, okay, so we aren’t going to get the Treasury secretary to say sure to this. Then on the different facet of that is, properly, if the US can merely mint a coin of any denomination, what does that imply for the markets shifting ahead and any future state of affairs the US could be in, interval?

Dave:
Yeah, that looks like a horrible thought. Okay.

Sarah:
So whether it is one thing that’s okay, it’s on the market, it could be doable. It’s by no means been tried earlier than.

Dave:
Oh, I get it. So it’s mainly saying that usually, the Fed controls financial coverage. Only for everybody listening, once we discuss Congress and spending by the federal government, that’s fiscal coverage. After we’re speaking about how a lot cash is in circulation, federal funds fee, stuff we discuss lots on this present, that known as financial coverage. Normally, the Fed controls cash printing, that type of stuff. So what you’re saying although is there’s mainly a loophole the place the Treasury, which is a part of the chief department, I don’t even know,-

Sarah:
Sure.

Dave:
Govt department?

Sarah:
It’s the chief department below, sure.

Dave:
Okay. So it’s a part of the chief department. Might get by a loophole, print a trillion-dollar coin. Glad to listen to that’s not going to occur, however man, they’d’ve to have a cool design. I really feel like a trillion-dollar coin must look fairly cool.

Sarah:
That may be implausible. I ought to add the specifics on that is that it must be platinum.

Dave:
Ooh.

Sarah:
That can also be part of this rule,

Dave:
Baller. Okay.

Sarah:
So sure, a coin of any denomination, but it surely should be platinum and it should be cool-looking, I’m positive.

Dave:
Sure. Wow.

Sarah:
And the Treasury Secretary has been like, not going to occur.

Dave:
What bizarre regulation was like, yeah, you may print something so long as it’s platinum?

Sarah:
I believe it needed to do with coin collectors and valuation on that entrance. That’s a very wonky random loophole and a very random regulation that simply materialized as this debate moved on and now we now have lawmakers who’re like, that feels like a possible option to handle this ongoing disaster that we face each few years. However nobody’s tried it. I believe the oldsters, after all, the Treasury secretary additionally was once the chair of the Federal Reserves, Secretary Yellen, so she’s gone mm-mm.

Dave:
Okay. All proper. Nicely, we gained’t know what occurred, however glad to listen to {that a} trillion-dollar coin just isn’t one of many lifelike choices.

Sarah:
Not but. We’ll see the place we go in a few months, however I’m holding off on that for now.

Dave:
Okay. Nicely, thanks, Sarah. This has been tremendous useful. Is there the rest you assume our listeners ought to know concerning the debt ceiling because it pertains to buyers or simply on a regular basis People?

Sarah:
I believe proper now, it’s a type of conversations the place the larger drawback will have to be addressed in how we go about spending shifting ahead, however that doesn’t appear to be one thing that’s addressed once we get to this debt restrict disaster and counting down the clock to the so-called X date. So massive image, I believe there will likely be conversations about this, about how the US is spending cash. However the different side of this, I believe, is folks will yawn once they hear about this now as a result of it’s occurred so many instances, and it shouldn’t be one thing that folks panic about at this second. I actually don’t assume it’s on the stage the place there ought to be the panic, however it’s a urgent situation and it’s one that may regularly to develop into increasingly dire as we get into the approaching months. So that’s the place, take a deep breath now. Keep calm. Don’t change up your sample a lot but by way of the way you’re spending or your investing at this stage.
I don’t assume anybody, once we see these warnings popping out of the White Home or Treasury secretary’s workplace particularly, or Congress are like, “Ooh, have to dump instantly.” That’s not the place we’re at proper now, however it’s one thing to control shifting ahead. Everybody says we completely can’t default on our debt. Let’s see in the event that they maintain that up in Congress and carry on enjoying a recreation of rooster shifting ahead.

Dave:
All proper. Nicely, thanks. This has been tremendous useful. I’ve realized lots. I actually respect your experience on this. If folks need to comply with you and your reporting, the place can they study extra about you?

Sarah:
Certain. Nicely, comply with our reporting at CBS Information at cbsnews.com, your native stations, our nationwide information. We now have the morning present and night information as properly. Then after all, you’ll be able to all the time discover me on social media @ewallwice. It’s my final title, E-W-A-L-L-W-I-C-E, on each Twitter and Instagram.

Dave:
All proper. Thanks once more, Sarah.

Sarah:
Thanks.

Dave:
Massive because of Sarah for becoming a member of us for this episode. I realized a ton from this. I realized that I don’t have to be anxious about this simply but, and that we now have a few months. Although we had hit the debt restrict, the US remains to be paying its obligations and there may be time for Congress to determine this out. I’d like to know what you all take into consideration the sort of episode. We’re making an attempt one thing new simply that can assist you keep on prime of the essential issues that influence buyers and abnormal People associated to the economic system. This is a crucial situation, and hopefully you study one thing. You possibly can all the time hit me up on Instagram the place I’m @thedatadeli. Yow will discover me on BiggerPockets and ship that suggestions as properly.
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