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标普及其他信用评级机构肩负着对某一实体是否具有偿付能力进行评定的责任。巴菲特争论说，作为世界上最富有、且人均GDP达到48,000美元的国家， 美国支付其债务不存在任何问题。当然，美联储能够印钱也是一大有利因素。巴菲特称：“我可以彻夜饮酒作乐，但如果我有一台印钞机，那么我的债务情况仍是健康的。”

Buffett: US Rating Still AAA, No Matter What S&P Says

nd that he's not changing his mind about Treasurys based on Standard & Poor's downgrade.

"If anything, it may change my opinion on S&P," the legendary investor said.

Buffett is a big shareholder in Moody's [MCO 29.71  http://media.cnbc.com/i/CNBC/CNBC_Images/componentbacks/watchlist_up.gif  0.56  (+1.92%)   http://media.cnbc.com/i/CNBC/CNBC_Images/backgrounds/realtime_icon.gif ], rival to S&P.

And Buffett is putting his money where his mouth is. As of June 30, Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway [BRKA  103865.00  http://media.cnbc.com/i/CNBC/CNBC_Images/componentbacks/watchlist_up.gif  1415.00  (+1.38%)  http://media.cnbc.com/i/CNBC/CNBC_Images/backgrounds/realtime_icon.gif] had $47 billion in cash and equivalents. Buffett tells me that at least $40 billion of that is in U.S. Treasury bills. Not only that, Buffett says almost all of his own personal holdings in cash and equivalents are in T-bills as well.

"I wouldn't dream of putting it anywhere else," says Buffett, adding that at Berkshire, the only reason he's sold U.S. Treasurys in the past is to buy stocks or make acquisitions. And Buffett says Berkshire is still buying T-bills, even though yields have fallen so low. "If I have to buy (Treasurys) at a zero percent yield http://media.cnbc.com/i/CNBC/Sections/News_And_Analysis/_News/_CNBC_EXPLAINS/_IMAGES/CNBC_explains_icon1.gif , I will," he says. "I don't like it, but we'll do it."

That's not to say that the nation's recent spending habits, the Fed's propensity toprint money http://media.cnbc.com/i/CNBC/Sections/News_And_Analysis/_News/_CNBC_EXPLAINS/_IMAGES/CNBC_explains_icon1.gif , andWashington's political gridlock haven't taken its toll on investor sentiment. Buffett recognizes that, as well. "Our currency is not AAA, and in recent months the performance of our government has not been AAA, but our debt is AAA," Buffett adds.

S&P and other bond ratings agencies are responsible for rating whether entities can pay off their obligations. Buffett argues that as the richest nation in the world with a GDP of $48,000 per person, America should have no problem meeting that obligation. And, of course, there's also the benefit of having aFederal Reserve http://media.cnbc.com/i/CNBC/Sections/News_And_Analysis/_News/_CNBC_EXPLAINS/_IMAGES/CNBC_explains_icon1.gif that can print money. "I can go out drinking all night, but if I've got a printing press, my debt is good," says Buffett.