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pkteison
on July 16, 2011
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The horrifying AAA debt-issuance chart
Microsoft's debt would be issued in dollars. If the US fails to back the dollar, Microsoft's debt is also worthless, because it's also dollars. So it would make no sense for MS bonds to be rated higher than the US.
effn
on July 16, 2011
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The rating only covers default risk, not currency risk.
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