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Sure, enough is enough, but why this mechanism and not during the budgeting process? One allows the overall system to work, the other showcases to the world (y
by ulrashida 3y ago
Sure, enough is enough, but why this mechanism and not during the budgeting process? One allows the overall system to work, the other showcases to the world (yet again) that the US can't be trusted with systems necessary for international collaboration.
It is boggling how many in the US blithely hand wave away the incredible damage this exclusively inward view does in the long term.
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- ngetchell 3y agoIt will never be done during the budget process because Republicans would need to show their hand. They can't balance the budget without touching the third rail of politics. The debt ceiling let's them act tough without pissing off the American people.