Tony - seems to be a glitch in poll. At least on mine, Can only see/ make comments if I vote "political". Results look as if app records "fiscal" votes, maybe too many as I voted "fiscal" several times before testing what happens if vote "political"
I disagree with the premise of the question. The responsible thing would be for Congress, like everybody else on the planet, to set a budget and live within it's confines. Want a pet project for your reelection? Put it in the budget or let it go.
FACT: Abolitionist cares only about facts that make Republicans look bad rather than looking at the big picture.
FACT: Abolitionist cares only about widening the divide between the two parties.
United we stand, divided we fall. If we all work together, we can get through anything. Yes, changes absolutely must be made, but changing will never happen with this level of division.
Last I checked, it was about what was the bigger problem: division or spending. As far as I can tell you are doing nothing to help the division aspect. Do you understand the question now?
Ronald Reagan raised the debt ceiling 18 times during his 8 years as President. Not only did the country survive after he tripled the national debt, from 1 trillion to 3 trillion, but he is considered today by many to have been a "GREAT " President.
That's pretty easy to do considering how large our deficits were in the late years of Bush and early years of Obama. Regardless I'm not going to be satisfied until the debt shrinks.
Short-term: Not raising will cause more problems.
Long-term: Raising it repeatedly and continuously while not addressing spending will lead to a complete collapse.
Given the current situation, I would have to accept the short-term political consequences and not raise it. There will be short-term pain for some, but the long-term gets closer every day and it's almost here.
Outstanding question. Fiscal is the answer. The bigger problem is the spending, not our unwillingness to simply rubber-stamp more debt ceiling increases.
Show of Hands
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