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Danna B. @db20747 (43419) • Washington, District Of Columbia 12 Oct 21

This evening the house of reps will vote on raising the debt ceiling! If they don't raise it, The United States will default on its debts. And won't be able to pay on bills they've already made and programs they agreed to pay...

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GOP now promising FIGHT over debt ceiling increase......

mehale @mehale (2200) • United States 14 Dec 12

As if there were not already enough problems facing our fragile economy, with the fiscal cliff fast approaching, now the GOP is vowing a heck of a fight over increasing the debt ceiling next year. According to a CNN article (see...

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Have we hit the debt ceiling again

Fatcat44 @Fatcat44 (1141) • United States 30 Dec 11

I watched the news today, after being away from it for a few days, and what do I hear mentioned. We have hit the debt ceiling again. The news is that Obama can't ask the congress for an increase again because they are out on...

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What do people think of the Tea Party?

madden12 @madden12 (81) • United States 4 Aug 11

Personally I think the Tea Party members are crazy and only got elected by playing off the fears of the people. Since taking office they haven't done anything but make the financial future of the country worse. Think about it, the...

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Executive-Legislative Negotiation on the Debt Ceiling was Unnecessary

RBBantiles @RBBantiles (347) • Philippines 4 Aug 11

The drawn-out negotiations and acrimonious debates on the debt ceiling between the Executive and Legislative branches of the US government succeeded too well in making the US, rightly or wrongly, a spectacle to the world of...

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This article got my blood boiling

rosegardens @rosegardens (3032) • United States 30 Jul 11

Hello fellow mylotters. As many of you know the date to raise the debt ceiling is just a few days from now. I just happened to read an article that really got me angry in regards to the debt ceiling. A woman wrote in to ask...

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Raising the debt ceiling..

Toofancy @Toofancy (548) • United States 29 Jul 11

I am not a political person, nor a follower of politics, etc. I don't know exactly what we are facing now, and thought someone could explain it to me in a nutshell. I was just recently awarded disability benefits. Could I be...

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No Checks August 3rd?

CraftyCorner @CraftyCorner (5600) • United States 14 Jul 11

President Obama announced on the news that if the debt ceiling mess could not be sorted out he could not guarantee that people who are on Social Security, Veteran's benefits, and many others will receive their benefit checks on...

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