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The Debt Ceiling Fight: a dangerous game of chicken that very few people want to play (predominantly Matt Gaetz)

The Debt Ceiling Fight: a dangerous game of chicken that very few people want to play (predominantly Matt Gaetz)

What to expect, what it means and what you can do.

Jan 19, 2023
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Hello Dear Subscriber! 

This is the first newsletter I am sending out, which is very exciting!! There will be some newsletters (like this) which are full of info. Others will be discussion prompts. Regardless - I know the comment section is going to be the big upside of this community (I’ve been seeing your DMs for years! You have interesting things to say!).

Admittedly, this first topic is not the most fun to discuss, but please come say hello and tomorrow I’ll be sending out a discussion prompt about the campaign against social emotional learning (SEL). I don’t know what the schedule for posting will look like (sorry!) it’s going to take a while to figure that out!

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What is the debt ceiling:

When Congress decides to spend more money than it earns, like you and me, it racks up debt.  

The debt ceiling was established by Congress in 1917 to cap the max amount of debt we can have at any time. (It’s also called the debt limit). It has been changed more than 100 times since WW2. It was raised…

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