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America’s debt disaster is a five-alarm fire — and there’s only one fix

We’re on a bipartisan spending spree, and we’re charging the bills to the world’s largest credit card — with no borrowing limit but a debt “ceiling” that keeps getting extended.

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America’s debt disaster is a five-alarm fire — and there’s only one fixWe’re on a bipartisan spending spree, and we’re charging the bills to the world’s largest credit card — with no borrowing limit but a debt “ceiling” that keeps getting extended.
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