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		U.S. Nears Debt Ceiling, Begins Extraordinary Measures to Avoid Default (wsj.com)
		6 points by impish9208 on Jan 19, 2023 \| hide \| past \| favorite \| 4 comments

toomuchtodo on Jan 20, 2023 | [–]

What if the Treasury simply ignores Congress and continues to issue debt to fund government spending already legislated? Who stops them?

impish9208 on Jan 19, 2023 | | [–]

https://archive.is/MFvb2

bediger4000 on Jan 19, 2023 | | [–]

Anything but say Republican House of Representatives is holding the economy hostage.

sharemywin on Jan 19, 2023 | [–]

The US is so screwed.

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