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Can the debt ceiling be raised/removed in the Reconciliation bill? (Original Post) AZSkiffyGeek Oct 2021 OP
See... PoliticAverse Oct 2021 #1
To my knowledge, this "debt ceiling" thing is not in the Constitution, Progressive Jones Oct 2021 #2
If The Repubs Are Gonna Force The Dems WHITT Oct 2021 #3
One Dem Senator jokingly suggested that they should raise it to a gazillion dollars ... eppur_se_muova Oct 2021 #4

PoliticAverse

(26,366 posts)
1. See...
Fri Oct 1, 2021, 12:48 AM
Oct 2021

The Democrats Can Raise the Debt Ceiling on Their Own

The party can avert fiscal catastrophe without the GOP’s help—but it’s a complicated nightmare.

https://newrepublic.com/article/163795/democrats-can-raise-debt-ceiling

Progressive Jones

(6,011 posts)
2. To my knowledge, this "debt ceiling" thing is not in the Constitution,
Fri Oct 1, 2021, 01:41 AM
Oct 2021

therefore it's meaningless.

A caller to Thom Hartmann's show had a great idea.
If the GOP shuts down the government over this, President Biden can ignore that, and order the Treasury Secretary
to keep on paying the bills.
The only recourse the GOP would have is to take the WH to court.
This puts the GOP in the position of demanding that our debts not be paid.
This makes them dead beats who want the government to fail to pay it's debts.
Even their own supporters will hate this.

WHITT

(2,868 posts)
3. If The Repubs Are Gonna Force The Dems
Fri Oct 1, 2021, 02:01 AM
Oct 2021

to deal with the debt ceiling on their own, Treasury Secretary Yellen had the best idea, just eliminate it. There's no requirement.

The Dems have never held the debt ceiling hostage, but the Repubs do it every time the Dems are in power, so just eliminate it.

eppur_se_muova

(36,260 posts)
4. One Dem Senator jokingly suggested that they should raise it to a gazillion dollars ...
Fri Oct 1, 2021, 02:03 AM
Oct 2021

which is probably a good idea. Raise it to a quadrillion or quintillion dollars, and deny the GQP one of their favorite mean-spirited games.

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