Half of all companies say they are likely to take such defensive actions as cutting capital spending and laying people off if the U.S. government defaults on its obligations, a survey of 305 finance and treasury executives by the
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They also said they might extend their payment cycle to vendors and would probably sell their Treasury securities.
Fifty-two percent said that in the event of a default, they expect access to capital to become harder and more expensive for their companies.
