The debt ceiling has been the central focus of national and world news for the last month and even with a short term deal on the horizon, it will stay in the news until a more permanent (meaning a year or so) deal is passed. After all, another debt ceiling deadline looms for sometime between February and July. For all its flaws and even though the debt ceiling seems superfluous, it serves an important purpose and Congress should not only keep using it, but use it often.
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