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Buffett sees risks in failing to hike debt ceiling

Published July 7, 2011 by
Personal Finance

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) ? Billionaire investor Warren Buffett says Congress is playing with fire by considering not raising the U.S. debt ceiling.

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The CEO and chairman of Berkshire Hathaway said Thursday on CNBC that there is no way to tell what might happen if the debt limit is not increased, but it’s a dangerous idea.

Buffett compared the debate over raising the debt limit to a game of “Russian roulette” with one bullet in a revolver.

He says five times out of six refusing to raise the debt limit might not be dangerous, but the sixth time could have catastrophic consequences.

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