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What is the debt ceiling? What happens if we default, and why you should care.

Anna Kaufman, USA TODAYComments Off on What is the debt ceiling? What happens if we default, and why you should care.

A contentious partisan conflict over raising the debt ceiling is playing out. The U.S. is set to run out of money to pay its bills as early as June 1.

     
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