While much of the press is reporting that republicans won't raise the debt ceiling, leaving

[JohnSJ]

Democrats holding the bag.

What isn't being reported is that the Democrats don't need to republicans to raise the debt ceiling. They can use reconciliation to raise the debt ceiling, and in addition can effectively raise the debt ceiling by an amount so high that a breach won't happen into the future, and for all practical purposes, abolishing the debt ceiling.

[The Magistrate]

1. An Excellent Suggestion, Sir

Four quadrillion sounds about right....

[JohnSJ]

2. How many zeros is that....... +++

[The Magistrate]

3. Fifteen, Sir, I Think

It's not a number often seen in the wild....

[JohnSJ]

4. lol, no it isn't

[jaxexpat]

10. Nor do they breed well in captivity.

Though it is their natural habitat.

Poor them, I say.

[PoliticAverse]

6. If you are going to do something like that, make it a "google". n/t

[FSogol]

7. How many is a Brazilian?

[ChazInAz]

9. Let me ask one of my cosmetologist friends.

[FSogol]

12. Is your hair dresser good at maths?

[Cryptoad]

23. Go ahead and make it,,,

a Gazillion!

[Pinback]

5. Sounds like a plan. (nt)

[IbogaProject]

8. Let's only raise it through 2024.

Let's make it about red state COVID stupidity and only raise it through 2024, like how it got suspended during TFG 's term.

[Warpy]

11. Fine, jack up taxes on the rich and corporate to overcome the shortfall

It's what needs to be done, anyway, and use every nasty procedural process McConnell has used over the years to get it done.

[Farmer-Rick]

13. They should use reconciliation to increase taxes on the rich

Then not worry about the debt ceiling.

[monkeyman1]

14. I wonder how many people are tired of know it all press ???????

[calimary]

17. Or tired of the press covering it the wrong way?

Especially in the so-called “right-wing media.” Of which there frankly shouldn’t be any.

You shouldn’t be allowed to have your own facts. Especially when those “facts” are anything but.

And now we have entire networks and other media devoted to pushing and reinforcing fantasy over facts. And as long as we have that misinformation feed that serves, reinforces, reaffirms, and reassures the so-called “great unwashed,” seems to me we’re pretty well fucked.

[monkeyman1]

19. you nailed it !! ftw !!

[BlueIdaho]

15. We need to end this silly dance.

The raising of the debt ceiling is both inevitable and purely political theatre.

[GoodRaisin]

16. They could wipe out the tax scam. But...

what to do about Manchin?

[wryter2000]

18. One question

Are we limited in the number of times we can use reconciliation?

[JohnSJ]

20. Yes, but this session we actually have 3 opportunities to us it, which is unusual

[PoliticAverse]

21. Democrats leave debt ceiling increase out of budget plan...

https://www.cnbc.com/2021/08/09/democrats-leave-debt-ceiling-out-of-budget-congress-faces-showdown.html