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ArcticStones's avatar

Agreed! Context matters. During his single term, Trump accrued 25% of the nation’s debt, much of it due to tax cuts for corporations and the very wealthy – unsupported tax cuts that had to be financed by loans!

Democrats now have an opportunity to use the debt ceiling against Trump and Republican legislators. This is definitely NOT the time to eliminate it.

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Toiler On the Sea's avatar

Dems aren't going to hold the debt ceiling hostage over tax cuts because a) The politics are awful and b) They aren't saboteurs willing to hurt the most vulnerable over politics like the GOP is.

The debt ceiling is a weapon only valuable to one side. If they're willing to toss it overboard, help them do it.

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