The truth is that the United States doesn't need, and shouldn't have, a debt ceiling. Every other democratic country, with the exception of Denmark, does fine without one.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
I think what's important to understand is if the United States hits the debt ceiling and is unable to pay its debts, the consequences will be immediate and dramatic.
I firmly believe that the U.S. has to honor its debt.
There's no debt limit in the Constitution.
Debt ceiling is something that, you know, any time the president asks for the authority to increase the debt ceiling, the debt burden on our children and grandchildren, I think that requires a pretty serious discussion, robust debate.
I do not want America to default on its debt.
The problem is that the U.S. government is the biggest debtor in the world, and those depending on it to take care of them will only become poorer.
I fully believe that the U.S. has the obligation to honor its debt.
I think at the end of the day we have to raise the debt ceiling, because America pays its bills.
You know, we've got to be responsible about our debt. We don't want the United States to ever be a dead beat, and not be able to pay its bills, either to our soldiers who are fighting or to Social Security recipients.
The debt ceiling at some point has to be raised. I don't think there's anybody that questions the fact that if we ended up getting in a situation where the U.S. government was sending out IOUs like the state of California did at one point, that ends up creating quite a brand problem for our country.