Is the U.S. on the Verge of Becoming a Banana Republic?

Is the U.S. on the Verge of Becoming a Banana Republic?

by David A. Graham

Doomsayers say minting a $1 trillion coin or defaulting on debt would do it. But it all depends how you define "banana republic."http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2013/01/is-the-us-on-the-verge-of-becoming-a-banana-republic/267048/