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# Every time they raise the debt ceiling...
- URL: https://ivn.us/every-time-they-raise-the-debt-ceiling/
- Published: 2012-08-09T20:33:17.000Z
- Updated: 2026-06-22T19:29:25.000Z
- Author: Wes Messamore
- Tags: News

I think of this game every time they raise the debt ceiling:

![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/dc/be/dcbe1ac4-146f-43be-92a6-ea84728d86a6/content/images/2026/02/jenga.jpg "jenga")

...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?