Tag: debt ceiling

Written by Diane Benjamin - editor

America: We now have a dictator

There’s no actual debt ceiling right now The fiscal deal passed by Congress on Wednesday evening to re-open the government and get around the $16.4 trillion limit on borrowing doesn’t actually increase the debt limit. It just temporarily suspends enforcement of it. That means Americans have no idea how much debt their government is going to rack up between […]

Written by Diane Benjamin - editor

Excuse me Mr. President, but you LIE

by:  Diane Benjamin “The fact that we are here today to debate raising America’s debt limit is a sign of leadership failure. It is a sign that the U.S. Government can’t pay its own bills. It is a sign that we now depend on ongoing financial assistance from foreign countries to finance our Government’s reckless fiscal policies. Over the past 5 years, […]