Another U.S. Credit Downgrade Is Coming — Get Ready
Published: 2025-12-08
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Published: 2025-12-08
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Available
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Analyzed
Predictions from this Video
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Prediction
Topic
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The speaker expects another US credit rating downgrade to occur in late 2026 or 2027.
"my expectation is it's going to be later, like deeper into 2026 or 2027."
Pending
The US national debt is predicted to exceed $40 trillion in the year following the transcript's recording (2025).
"we're going to surpass $40 trillion next year."
Incorrect
The speaker expects the US to receive another credit rating downgrade later in 2026 or 2027.
"my expectation is it's going to be later, like deeper into 2026 or 2027."
Pending
The speaker believes another US credit rating downgrade is probable, not just possible.
"another downgrade, it's not just possible, it's probable."
Pending
The US national debt is projected to surpass $40 trillion in 2025 (the year following the transcript's recording).
"we're going to surpass $40 trillion next year."
Correct
The speaker predicts continued fiscal irresponsibility by the US government.
"the US government, they what are they doing? they're continuing their fiscal irresponsibility"
Correct
Another credit rating downgrade for the US is considered probable.
"another downgrade, it's not just possible, it's probable."
Pending
Printing money as a solution to the US debt crisis will lead to increased inflation, wealth inequality, and a long-term erosion of trust in the US dollar.
"if they go down this path, printing money is just going to lead to more inflation, more wealth inequality, and in the long run, it's going to erode the trust in the US dollar itself."
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The Social Security system is projected to become insolvent within 8 years from the time of the transcript.
"the Social Security system is on track to go insolvent in 8 years"
Pending
Printing money is predicted to be the most likely, easiest, fastest, and politically least painful solution for the US debt crisis.
"print money, but honestly, this is looking like it's going to be the most likely case. It's the easiest, it's the fastest, it's the least painful politically."
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The long-term consequence of printing money is predicted to be an erosion of trust in the US dollar.
"in the long run, it's going to erode the trust in the US dollar itself."
Correct
The Social Security system is projected to become insolvent in 8 years from the time of the transcript.
"the Social Security system is on track to go insolvent in 8 years"
Pending
A further US credit rating downgrade is expected later in 2026 or 2027.
"my expectation is it's going to be later, like deeper into 2026 or 2027."
Pending
US national debt is predicted to surpass $40 trillion in 2025.
"we're going to surpass $40 trillion next year."
Correct
US national debt is predicted to surpass $40 trillion in 2025, indicating continued fiscal irresponsibility.
"the way that we're going, we're going to surpass $40 trillion next year."
Correct
Another US credit rating downgrade is considered probable.
"another downgrade, it's not just possible, it's probable."
Correct
Printing money by the US government is predicted to lead to inflation, wealth inequality, and erosion of trust in the US dollar.
"if they go down this path, printing money is just going to lead to more inflation, more wealth inequality, and in the long run, it's going to erode the trust in the US dollar itself."
Correct
The speaker believes the US will experience another credit rating downgrade.
"I do believe that we're going to get another credit rating downgrade"
Pending
A loss of AAA credit rating for a country is predicted to increase borrowing costs and interest rates for everyone.
"if a country loses its AAA rating, then it's going to raise the borrowing costs for the governments, which is going to increase interest rates for everyone."
Correct
Further credit rating downgrades for the US are expected.
"I expect more downgrades to come"
Correct
The Social Security system is projected to become insolvent in 8 years (from the publication date of 2025-12-08, this would be around 2033).
"the Social Security system is on track to go insolvent in 8 years"
Pending