Everything You Need To Know About The US Debt Ceiling

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The US government will be unable to pay its bills by June 1 if the debt limit is not raised (Credit: Epic10.com/ CC-By-SA-2.0/ Flickr)

On May 1, 2023, US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen urged lawmakers to raise the debt ceiling immediately. She warned that if the US government were not allowed to borrow more, it would be unable to meet its obligations by early June 2023. They include things like Social Security and Medicare payments. The government would also be unable to make interest payments on money borrowed in the past. This would result in a US debt default.

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  • gabby11
    gabby112년 이하
    I think it is crazy on how the world is just going crazy
    • slaydontstay
      slaydontstay약 2년
      38%!!!😮
      • mei
        mei약 2년
        cool
        • philliesphan287
          philliesphan2872년 이상
          Yikes... That number really went up over the years! I can't imagine how much it will be in a few decades!
          • user5897
            user58972년 이상
            If the U.S. just keep on raising the debt limit, it’s going to get bigger and bigger. Eventually, the U.S. won’t be able to pay the debt. I don’t see the harm in paying the debt just once. America has a strong military and nuclear power. The government should just decide on one thing, and they should do it fast.
            • adroit_avimimus
              adroit_avimimus2년 이상
              I wish it were that simple, but the government still has a whole country with millions of people to keep in mind as well. I believe they should pay debts in small amounts at a time.
            • phoenix231
              phoenix2312년 이상
              The U.S could weaken and get attacked because of that
              • zoewang
                zoewang2년 이상
                It is scary
              • purplepearls
                purplepearls2년 이상
                scary
                • wolfyisthebest
                  wolfyisthebest2년 이상
                  it could all stop trully
                  • littlejango
                    littlejango2년 이상
                    that is i lot of debt WOW $31.46 trillion

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