[tentmaker]

So, roughly speaking, yeah, a 2.4 trillion increase in the debt limit runs out in about 2 years, and Congress is right back where we are today, except deeper in debt, and hemorrhaging.

Exactly. At a cut rate of $240B/yr you hit the new debt ceiling in only two years. In spite of the fact that it "sounds" good, this doesn't work.

[concerned about politics]

Exactly. At a cut rate of $240B/yr you hit the new debt ceiling in only two years. In spite of the fact that it "sounds" good, this doesn't work.

The taxpayers will just have to find second jobs. Maybe they can find work for their kids. The democrat base still wants more free stuff, and someone is going to have to pay for it. They're certainly not going to.