on the west then all the eastern powers all right thank you very much for your insight there kiana mokhtari political commentator talking to us live from tehran. the u.s. has moved a step closer to defaulting on its debts the latest round of talks to raise the country's debt ceiling collapse when a republican opposition leader stormed out of negotiations with president obama the government has to allow more borrowing on top of its existing limits of fourteen point three trillion dollars but the opposing parties can't agree on how to achieve that democrats propose higher taxes on the wealthy while republicans want spending cuts so if a decision is not made by august second the u.s. will be unable to pay its bills and have to default and the effects are already being felt as the u.s. federal aviation authority which oversees several flights in the country begins a partial shutdown archies new york resident lori harford missed took to the streets of the big apple to gauge public opinion on more taxation. would you be willing to pay more. in taxes to save your government from bankruptcy this we