Art Bell sits down with Bloomberg News reporter Yalman Onaran to examine what a United States debt default would actually mean for ordinary Americans and the global economy. With the debt ceiling deadline of October 17 approaching and Congress locked in a standoff, Art expresses genuine alarm, revealing he has already contacted his banker in the Philippines about transferring funds. Onaran draws a stark comparison to the 2008 Lehman Brothers collapse, noting that U.S. government debt is 25… Full show notes & guests: https://artbellarchive.org/episode/october-8-2013-what-happens-if-the-us-defaults-yalman-onaran-and-john-hogue