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The dysfunctional debt ceiling and why we should kill it: 5 questions answered

  • Written by Steven Pressman, Professor of Economics, Colorado State University
Treasury Secretary Mnuchin is taking 'extraordinary measures' to avoid busting the debt ceiling. AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana

Editor’s note: The U.S. government maxed out its national credit card in March and has been moving money around ever since to avoid running out of cash. Very soon the Treasury Department will reach the limits of this...

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