The legitimate point is that the trust fund debt is going to continue to go up regardless of budget policy.
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We're trying to get the message out to people outside of Washington that we have these big challenges in front of us. We definitely want to target the business community. They need to step up to the plate here.Robert Bixby
It is clear that the debt limit must be increased. Failure to approve an increase would have dire consequences for government finances and financial markets. Delaying action on an increase until the last possible moment, forcing Treasury to utilize extraordinary measures to avoid a default, is unnecessary and irresponsible. However, under the current fiscal circumstances approving a large-scale increase in the debt limit without a plan to restore fiscal discipline would also be irresponsible.
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This is where they have to make it all add up, and it doesn't.
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