End Government by Crisis: No More Government Shutdowns or Debt Ceiling Votes, Ever
never again (photo: simiezzz via Flickr)
Much of the political debate in Washington over the next year is going to be dominated by two potential pending crises: a government shutdown and a failure to raise the debt ceiling. If Congress fails to actively and regularly avert them, these crises could significantly disrupt our society, cost money and hamper the economy. Yet both of these are artificial problems created solely by our dysfunctional government. There is no logical reason we can’t permanently remove the potential of ever being hit by either of these two negative events.
Just pass one unlimited increase in the debt ceiling
If Congress ever failed to pass a bill raising the limit, it would cause serious economic problems. Congress could permanently deal with the problem by taking just one vote fully removing any limit on borrowing. Instead, Congress only passes small, incremental increases forcing itself to take a politically unpopular vote on the issue
