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  2. 2023 United States debt-ceiling crisis - Wikipedia

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    The United States debt ceiling is a legislative limit that determines how much debt the Treasury Department may incur. [23] It was introduced in 1917, when Congress voted to give Treasury the right to issue bonds for financing America participating in World War I, [24] rather than issuing them for individual projects, as had been the case in the past.

  3. Republicans will still have to deal with the debt ceiling in ...

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    The US last dealt with a debt ceiling crisis in early 2023, when it hit its $31.4 trillion debt limit. After months of contentious negotiations between the GOP-led House and the Democrats who ...

  4. Ballooning US debt could cause the next financial crisis and ...

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    The US debt has soared in recent years, and with no solution proposed by either presidential candidate, it will likely hit unprecedented levels that could spur a crisis, former FDIC Chair Sheila ...

  5. Debt crisis - Wikipedia

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    A debt crisis can also refer to a general term for a proliferation of massive public debt relative to tax revenues, especially in reference to Latin American countries during the 1980s, the United States and the European Union since the mid-2000s, and the Chinese debt crises of 2015.

  6. United States debt ceiling - Wikipedia

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    The delay in raising the debt ceiling resulted in the first downgrade in the United States credit rating, a sharp drop in the stock market, and an increase in borrowing costs. Congress raised the debt limit with the Budget Control Act of 2011, which added to the fiscal cliff when the new ceiling was reached on December 31, 2012.

  7. National debt is fast becoming the thorn in the side of the American economy that nobody wants to extract—and it will continue to cause damage, sending the U.S. into financial crisis and 10 ...

  8. America’s $35 Trillion Debt Crisis Could Slam the Middle ...

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    Many of us go about our daily lives -- and handle our personal finances -- without thinking about the national debt, which, as of Sept. 15, 2024, exceeds $35 trillion. It's a number so ...

  9. Debt ceiling crisis - Wikipedia

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    Debt ceiling crisis may refer to one of these events in the United States debt ceiling history: 1995 United States debt-ceiling crisis, part of the 1995–1996 United States federal government shutdowns; 2011 United States debt-ceiling crisis; 2013 United States debt-ceiling crisis; 2023 United States debt-ceiling crisis