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One Thing: Should Congress Ditch the Debt Ceiling?

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Angie's list is now Angie, and we've heard a lot of theories about why. The debt ceiling was created over 100 years ago to make it easier for the federal government to borrow. Congress has actually modified the debt ceiling more than 100 times since World War II.

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