Good Riddance to the Debt Ceiling

All it does is open the door to mischievous Democratic attempts to threaten shutdowns if Republicans don’t cave in to their spending demands.

AP/J. Scott Applewhite, file
Speaker Johnson, left, with the majority leader, Congressman Steve Scalise, at the Capitol, December 17, 2024. AP/J. Scott Applewhite, file

Good riddance to the debt ceiling. President-elect Trump is totally right: get rid of the limit on federal borrowing. 

Good riddance. Get rid of it — altogether.

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