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Fortune
Will Daniel

Top Obama economist says we should abolish the debt limit as the current political 'brinksmanship' hurts the economy

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Congress and the White House are locked in a debt ceiling standoff, and if they can’t come to an agreement, experts warn the consequences for the economy will be devastating. 

In a speech at the Independent Community Bankers of America 2023 Capital Summit Tuesday, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said that failing to raise the debt ceiling would lead to “widespread suffering” for average Americans, a crashing stock market, and outright “economic and financial catastrophe.”

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