that is why we voted them in, libards.

what was his last minute demand, again?

Anyone remember that?

Something about abolishing the debt limit?

Yeah, that was it, wasn't it?

But...did he demand it or did President-Elect Musk demand it first and then Trump followed it up?

Isn't that what happened?

Hm. Then what bill actually passed?

Trump has already lost his first legislative battle.

His term hasn't even started yet, and you're getting EXACTLY what you voted for. You must be so happy.

Wasn't a last minute demand, and a lot of us disagree with having a debt limit at all. Some of us think the government shouldn't be allowed to spend more than it makes.
What actually passed was a kick it down the road bill that funds everything for a short time while they try to get the only decent 30 politicians in congress on board.

"Some of us think the government shouldn't be allowed to spend more than it makes."

Ummm... exactly what is it you think the debt limit is?

The debt limit is how much we can borrow and is not tied to anything material. It's just a made up limit. Note: the debt limit has little or nothing to do with how much the government makes in income.

Okay... so are you part of Group A: "Wasn't a last minute demand, and a lot of us disagree with having a debt limit at all." or Group B: "Some of us think the government shouldn't be allowed to spend more than it makes."

B

You don't know what debt limit means. It's the self-imposed limit to the amount of borrowing the US can do. Removing any limit means the US government can borrow as much as it wants.

If you truly want the limit the amount of money the US can borrow, then you definitely want a debt limit. You want that to be as close to 0 as possible.

You for sure don't want the government to have no limits to its borrowing.

Yes, that was my point. The debt limits hard cap should be much less than the US government earns in a year (or quarter if it's done quarterly). At the moment we are borrowing so much we are going to have trouble paying the minimum payment without printing money and causing inflation.