These People Woke Up, Saw The US Is $31.4 Trillion In Debt, And Coped With Hilarious Jokes
The number of times I've read the term "debt ceiling" in the news this week is ASTRONOMICAL. Honestly, does anyone actually know what that means?
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I've been pretty confused, so I headed to Twitter to get the simplified version, and thank goodness for @PopCrave:
So, it turns out the US government has a spending issue (me, too!) and owes about $31.4 trillion. The deadline to raise the debt ceiling is fast-approaching, which has Congress very stressed out. If the Republicans and Democrats can't compromise, then things are going to get REALLY REALLY bad, as in: "Irreparable harm to the U.S. economy, the livelihoods of all Americans, and global financial stability," US News Reports.
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Now, we can all see the irony in the government owing money, while simultaneously pestering us to pay off our debts (hi, student loans!). The internet couldn't miss this golden opportunity to troll the government for being in debt, so let's get into these hilarious tweets.
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