21.   Without that line of credit, Amtrak -- which has been borrowing money to pay salaries for some time now -- could find itself facing bankruptcy.

22.   Without the payment, which is now a week late, some schools will have to borrow to pay their bills in the near future.

23.   And the same month, of course, in which many people had to borrow to pay their taxes?

24.   The government, meanwhile, would cut the amount it borrows to pay for roads, dams and other public works projects.

25.   Hence the government has been forced to borrow to pay interest on outstanding debt.