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Diane Love (St Petersburg FL)'s avatar

I like Robert Reich’s solution. Ignore the whole charade and declare the debt must be paid under the 14th Amendment:

https://open.substack.com/pub/robertreich/p/advice-to-biden-on-how-to-handle?r=6alup&utm_medium=ios&utm_campaign=post

Negotiation only give them undeserved legitimacy. It’s time to just take care of businesses and let the Republicans form their own circular firing squad.

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Karen RN's avatar

I completely agree Diane.

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David Levine's avatar

Karen!! I've been meaning to explain my new avatar. it's actually sort of a joke. those two terrifying, possibly rabid fighting dogs are actually Meg and Jo, a few months after I rescued them (in August, 2000) after there was concern in the Rescue Group that they'd been feral too long because no one could figure out how long they'd been on their own. they were mother and daughter (Rochelle named them for the March sisters whose personalities their personalities most resembled) and adored each other...this was just how they looked when they were playing rough. it ALWAYS makes me laugh because this was nothing like the way they actually were. I'd sit on the sofa with one of them on each side of me and feel like an Egyptian pharaoh or something

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Karen RN's avatar

That’s a great story David. My two dogs, Ray and Natalie, in my avatar played the same way. With teeth baring and growling. But they loved each other. Ray only had 3 legs and Natalie was always very respectful and careful with him as he could tip over more easily. I miss them a lot.

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David Levine's avatar

I miss them all, all the time.

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Pete Hall from WI's avatar

Yes. The 14th has the advantage of not having bonds or platinum coins festering forever, and the debt limit remaining a never resolved talking point.

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