Should the US Government be allowed to pay their bills?

[Riot]

Question: What does the debt ceiling do?

Answer: It allows us to pay bills for services we have already incurred.

Question: Does it allow Congress to spend future money?

Answer: No. It has nothing to do with future spending.

Question: Then why do the Republicans say no debt ceiling raise without massive cuts to services?

Answer: They are stupid and dangerous political demagogues. They already had America threaten to default on it's debts once recently, and are responsible for having our credit rating lowered. They are willing to do it again. They are dangerous and irresponsible for this country.

Question: But shouldn't we cut spending?

Answer: Yes. And we also need to increase our income to pay off the deficit. We are only at "part-time" income now. Bush gave away our "full-time" income to the wealthy and Halliburton. But that has nothing to do with the debt ceiling. It's very easy: look at the fiscal policies of the fiscal years of Reagan and Clinton (financial success of the US, healthy tax rate), versus George W Bush (disaster and recession and massive tax cuts). Choose one for the future of the United States. Hint: Romney wants and has promised the Bush financial policies.