Raising the debt limit?

[sportscardpete]

I don't have a credit card, but I wouldn't mind putting on some debt via cards. People just need to know their limits (easier said than done).

[teetwoohsix]

I would love to discuss this issue as well as MANY other things that are going on in the world, in our country, etc. but I do not see any way around politics ending up in the conversation.

Unless Leon created an amendment to the rules (jk)

[vintagetoppsguy]

I don’t see why the Republicans are getting all the blame. After all, couldn’t the Democrats have voted to raise the debt ceiling early last Fall when they still had control of both the House and Senate?

I don’t mean for my statement/question to be political. I am simply stating a factual observation.

[steve B]

Originally Posted by vintagetoppsguy

I don’t see why the Republicans are getting all the blame. After all, couldn’t the Democrats have voted to raise the debt ceiling early last Fall when they still had control of both the House and Senate?

I don’t mean for my statement/question to be political. I am simply stating a factual observation.

Yes, or at any time in the preceeding 2 years.

I will give Obama credit though, he has stated that he thought he could have spent more effort on things like that during his first couple years. I think he's much better than his PR guys allow us to see, which says a lot about the PR guys.

Steve B

[barrysloate]

Looks like we may have a deal before Monday. Will it be a good one? I'm dubious.

[vintagetoppsguy]

Yesterday, Joe Biden said the Republicans, "acted like terrorists" and he isn't the only one on the left to make that same comparison. This is hilarious coming from the same group of people that refuse to call the actual terrorists, "terrorists."

[mintacular]

Seems to make sense...add 6T the next 10 years but cut 2T that should help with the national debt...We have a debt problem not a debt ceiling problem...if we are cutting spending why do we have to raise the ceiling?