I may have missed this, but it doesn't say which way the U.S. government calculations were off, does it? $2 trillion more debt is a hell of a lot worse than $2 trillion less.
pretty sure that is implied, mate
It would make a piss poor saving throw for the white house to point out that S&P had underestimated the debt load, wouldn't it?
"It concerned the future ratio of U.S. debt to the size of the economy, with S&P officials projecting a larger share than many experts."