The government has a credit card that is almost maxed out and it has been making its minimum payment every month. They spend more than they take in, so in orde

The government has a credit card that is almost maxed out and it has been making its minimum payment every month. They spend more than they take in, so in order to make their minimum payment they have to get cash advances from the credit card, which brings it closer to maxing out. They are about to be maxed out, so there are three options if they don't want to default: 1) they get a raise in their credit limit and continue doing what they were doing 2) they figure out how to get more revenue 3) they figure out how to spend less. Democrats are saying that the only option is 1) or default. Republicans are saying that 3) is also an option that they are not considering.