This has gotten so far out of hand it’s ridiculous. It’s long past time to do this: “There are theoretically adult-sounding ways to revise the law to fix this problem, but I invite you to contemplate our elected officials. Nobody in Congress appears capable of even pretending to act like an adult. So in that spirit, I present to you the coin, which is cool as hell.”

#DebtCeiling #EndTheDebtCeiling #MintTheCoin #EndThisFarce #Economics #GlobalEconomicCrisis

https://www.theverge.com/2023/5/23/23734654/government-debt-default-trillion-dollar-platinum-coin

Shut up and mint the coin

Congress can’t even pretend to act like adults. Fortunately, the internet-poisoned have an idea for going around them: minting a $1 trillion coin to avoid default.

The Verge
Hey, Lame-Duck Congress! How About Ending The Stupid Debt Limit While You Still Can?

Congress never listens to us.

Wonkette