Rep. Ted Yoho (R-Fla.), a freshman and Tea Party wingnut, has made waves for saying things that are deemed controversial and over the top.
Yoho’s latest questionable remark is on the issue of the debt ceiling, which he doesn’t think should be raised because of a belief that hitting it would “bring stability to world markets.” Economists in New York and elsewhere feel differently about that. The Treasury Department has warned of economic calamity rivaling anything outside of the Great Depression.
“Again, the tsunami is the debt ceiling debate,” Yoho said in an interview. “And you saw where I stand on that. Not raising the debt ceiling is not an automatic trigger for a default.”
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