• sylver_dragon@lemmy.world
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    10 months ago

    No, no it doesn’t. Feel free to quote the part you think does and I’ll be happy to explain why you are wrong. But, the US Constitution says nothing of the sort.

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      10 months ago

      Fourteenth Amendment, Section 4:

      The validity of the public debt of the United States, authorized by law, including debts incurred for payment of pensions and bounties for services in suppressing insurrection or rebellion, shall not be questioned.

      Your turn, explain how I’m wrong.

      Edit: Where’d you go Sylver?

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        10 months ago

        Agreeing that a debt exists and agreeing to pay back a debt are two different things. The budget doesn’t argue whether the debt exists, just how and when it will be payed back. It is the difference between “Yes, I owe you $100, you’ll get it back someday.”, and “Yes, I owe you $100, and I’ve budgeted to pay you $20 a week for the next 5 week until we’re square.”

        The consitution guarantees the first part, but doesn’t help much with the second. However, without the second part everything grinds to a halt.

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          10 months ago

          It’s more like

          Yes, I owe you $100, and I’ve budgeted to pay you $20 a week for the next 5 week until we’re square, but I don’t like what you might do with that money so I’m closing up shop and going home, good luck with everything

          They can’t do that but Biden let them