What is your prediction on the raising the US ? (Boost for bigger sample)

1) caves; increase tied to spending cuts

2) cave; Clean debt limit Increase.

3) US Government Default

@antares Biden mints the platinum coin and controversy disappears permanently. #MintTheCoin

@AliceMarshall I wonder how former Fed Chair Janet Yellen will feel about dropping a trillion dollars worth of new money into an economy struggling to get inflation under control?

@antares this money has already been appropriated and spent. Just a question of borrowing $ to pay debts ALREADY contracted for. The Trillion $ coin would simply fund those debts instead of borrowing.

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This is a common misconception, but no, Congress only appropriates money, giving permission for it to be spent.

The actual spending takes place throughout the year as the Executive Branch pays bills and buys things.

The US Government has plenty of ongoing income to pay its debts. It cannot legally default as it is legally required to service debts first.

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