Felter: U.S. Government Won't Default

Worried about a U.S. government default? Jefferson Mayor and Lake Hopatcong Commission Chairman Russell Felter says he's not.

Patch is checking in with local leaders all over the country to ask what they think will happen in their communities if the powers that be can't strike a debt-ceiling deal, and the U.S. government defaults. Felter's answer: it probably won't happen.

What do you think? The Aug. 2 deadline, after which the government can't pay all of it's bills, is fast approaching. Will Congress and President Obama work out a deal before the first-ever American federal government default? Tell us in the comments.