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As We Creep Towards The Debt Ceiling, Will The Trillion Dollar Coin Return?
A constitutional throwback to 2013.
At some point in October, the federal government will reach the so-called "debt ceiling." Back in 2013, the federal government faced a similar deadline. Several law professors urged the Obama Administration to mint a trillion dollar coin, which would–in theory at least–allow the government to continue borrowing money. Will the Biden Administration endorse this proposal if the ceiling is not lifted?
