Every time they raise the debt ceiling...
Wes MessamorePublished: 09 Aug, 2012
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I think of this game every time they raise the debt ceiling:
...and every time they pass a new appropriation without having the revenue to pay for it (which is currently every time they pass a new appropriation), every time there's a new round of monetary "easing," every time we get involved in a new country's conflict, and pretty much every time Congress is in session.
Is it just me?
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