top | item 40760159 United States Debt Ceiling 1 points| Harmohit | 1 year ago |en.wikipedia.org 4 comments order hn newest Harmohit|1 year ago Why is the debt ceiling defined as an absolute number? Wouldn't it make more sense to define it as a percent of the GDP or tax revenue yawpitch|1 year ago Because changing the definition would require getting two diametrically opposed parties to cooperate, one of whom weaponizes the debt ceiling whenever it wants to do something inhumane, racist, or just plain stupid. load replies (1)
Harmohit|1 year ago Why is the debt ceiling defined as an absolute number? Wouldn't it make more sense to define it as a percent of the GDP or tax revenue yawpitch|1 year ago Because changing the definition would require getting two diametrically opposed parties to cooperate, one of whom weaponizes the debt ceiling whenever it wants to do something inhumane, racist, or just plain stupid. load replies (1)
yawpitch|1 year ago Because changing the definition would require getting two diametrically opposed parties to cooperate, one of whom weaponizes the debt ceiling whenever it wants to do something inhumane, racist, or just plain stupid. load replies (1)
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