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In my mind this is point where the nation starts robbing Peter to pay Paul, not a good place to be in. America is financially on fumes right now. Republicans will engineer another shutdown that will get hung around their necks and within a few months they'll ignore like it never happened (because they'll own it).
The hostages are squirming too much. What will happen next?
So bored of these constant contrived crises. >

I know. I can’t even take it seriously anymore. Just more republicans throwing a tantrum. >

it's all they ever do. A classroom of Kindergarteners would make better government. >

They would at least ATTEMPT to do their jobs >

No. Thr government  not doing it'd job is the platform they run on
They say they want to make it run better / more efficient / cut everything but they're the csncer that causes the do nothing >

I call it the “Tory strategy.” Intentionally break everything and then go to their supports and say, “see?!? It doesn’t work! Waste of money, let’s eliminate it!” >

Short answer: not much. We've breached the debt limit before - it's really a question of whether or not we default.
The real issue is whether or not we default.
A default would be catastrophic, the end of the US Dollar as the global reserve currency, and would push the country into a recession the likes of which would make 2008-2009 look like a tiny dip.
The caveat to this is that the folks with real money who have Senators, Congresspeople, and the White House on speed dial would be affected SIGNIFICANTLY more than your average person - their assets would lose 50+% of their value basically overnight.
So, the real question is, is enough of the GOP detached enough from reality to force McCarthy to not allow Congress to raise the debt limit and insulated enough from the need for money to push the US into default? Sadly, I think the answer is yes. If McCarthy allows a clean bill, he instantly gets removed by the Crazy Caucus. If he doesn't, he presides over the greatest self-inflicted economic catastrophe in human history.
The closer we get to default, the more interesting the options become, including declaring the debt limit unconstitutional and putting the pin back in the grenade once and for all. >

as I take it, any member can call for a vote to remove, but would still need 218 votes to remove? >

It depends on what rules the house established for itself. There is not set standard and they can change their own rules as they please. I hear the crazy caucus lobbied for single vote removal. Not sure what the final terms actually were. >

Single vote to force restarting the speaker selection process >

Lots of "both sides" points of view being expressed here as wisdom or something. Well the Democrats want to raise the ceiling as is standard practice so the US can pay it's debts, social security, military salaries etc. I'm not sure what the other side is. Can any of you "both siders" enlighten us? >

Sure, but only from my own frustration as a voter and tax payer.  There has been a lot of discretionary spending in this year alone that have real world price tags attached to them that the “just raise the debt ceiling” crowd seems to fail to account for.  Forgive college loans you say then call everyone that asked how it gets paid for assholes for asking how it gets paid for. Blanket donate hundreds of billions of dollars to the military industrial complex so as to equip Ukraine.  Again the mere suggestion that it’s not our war and we’re labeled as Nazi sympathizers.  Then there is the 7000 page omnibus bill to the tune of trillions rammed through congress in 48 hours notably without republican input.  Who here can read 7000 pages of legal documents in less than 48 hours?  By all means don’t acknowledge any of that and just say “just raise the debt ceiling or you’re a piece of shit that wants to burn the whole country down”.  All it’s doing is mortgaging our great great great great grandchildren’s futures.  The money doesn’t just go nowhere.  You don’t want the republicans to cut Medicaid and social security then stop making them have to consider it just so you can get your college paid for when you agreed to the financing.  These are only three examples of course there are more than I can ever point out. >

Good now look up Dems rubber stamps and compare and contrast. >

At least you’re openly admitting you only care about deficits when it’s Dems. >

No I’m not.  You’re inferring that but are wrong.  However in saying so you are openly admitting that you only care about criticizing Republicans.  My strongest political wish is for mutual accountability.  I frankly don’t care if you believe that or not. >

Going back to Reagan, every Republican president has added to the deficit, while every Democratic president has presided over a reduction in the deficit. Asking for mutual accountability when one party is accountable belies your bias. >

Source for the lazy. :) Scroll down to the chart. >

Mainstream Republicans want a default so they can blame Biden, like they blamed Obama for the Great Recession and trying to help people who struggled post-Great Recession. >

If they hadn't emptied the Treasury for COVID support, they might have a viable argument. 

S&L bailout, republicans
Enron,  republicans
mortgage collapse,  republicans
giveaway tax cuts,  republicans 
COVID industry supports,  republicans

Recognize a pattern? >

So what happened during the 117th congress(2021-2023) when democrats controlled both houses and the presidency? Seems hard to believe the republicans got all the accomplished. They are so sneaky though. >

All of that stuff was pre 117th. 
The 117th largely had the ARP, the BIF, and the IRA22 as the main things that were unusually large ticket items, beyond the standard stuff. 
The BIF was largely bipartisan, written primarily by Manchin, Sinema, and a handful of Republicans. With critical spending on critical infrastructure.
The IRA 22 was largely written by the conservative wing of the Ds aka Manchin and Sinema.... and it was roughly budget neutral or slightly positive. I've seen estimates vary of it being like -50B to possibly +200B in terms of net revenue. 
The ARP which spent money on more covid stimulus, and covid vaccines as a large chunk of its spending helped many Americans during the pandemic. 
So it did quite a bit but... nothing really outlandish or as noteworthy towards the current situation (without justification) as the things the other dude listed. >

Anyone have a chart of all the times the republicans raised the debt limit without a fuss while a republican was president? >

Republicans will play political games and screw Americans, same shit, different day! >

We vote in more conservative sleaze bags to drive the debt up further, than point fingers at democrats. Who are actually working to bring our debt down, and stoped by conservatives every step of the way. Just to win political points with people who don’t know any better. >

Can you note an article on the democrats trying lower the debt? I seriously would like to read that. What are the conservative sleaze bags spending money on? Walls, pssff. >

Clinton was actually lowering the debt....  You kissed that goodbye when Bush was elected...  Greenspan saw the govt was actually running at a profit!   How unamerican 
TAX CUT!!   But not so much for the middle class. >

There have been two democratic presidents since Clinton left office in the 90s. >

I have Stockholm syndrome so I am starting to identify with my captors....
Magamagamaga let it all burn.
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