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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_United_States_debt_ceiling https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_United_States_d... Basically looks like an
by Nekhrimah 3y ago
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_United_States_debt_ceiling https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_United_States_d...
Basically looks like another exercise of legislating for the hell of it, rather than making lives better for Americans.
- whitemary 3y ago> legislating for the hell of it Correction: legislating for the rich Laws that favor very wealthy people pass through congress like a faint breeze on a daily basis (when congress is in session).
- thoughtstheseus 3y agoCorrection: + Legislating for the elderly. The federal debt may be ~$30 trillion but the funding shortfall for Medicare and SS is ~$100 trillion. Something needs to change.