Experts, Insight, Control.

It is probably safe to assume the U.S. Gov. has for decades held teams and panels of experts mathematically and theoretically predicting what a future economy should or will look like.

What is seemingly out of control, is likely very meticulously controlled. Why is everything always so dire, and last minute?

It is not the recently overused term "Kicking the can down the street"
They are just trying to keep the shell game going.

I suspect the only real 'fight' going on in Washington is between those who would like to see our entire economy crash, and those who would like to not see that happen.

Somehow I suspect those who want it to crash will profit nicely off of that scenario.