Washington and Wall Street chose to delay paying their bills — and to put them on your tab

The polite word for what the government and Wall Street are doing is deferring payment, like opening a tab at a bar that somebody else will pay later.

Source: [MarketWatch](https://www.marketwatch.com/story/washington-and-wall-street-chose-to-delay-paying-their-bills-and-to-put-them-on-your-tab-2eba83aa?mod=mw_rss_topstories)