In 2010 and 2011, the Obama administration negotiated over the debt ceiling in part because it wanted a debt deal.
As long as the debt ceiling exists, there is no way to avoid negotiating over the debt ceiling.
The way to get rid of the debt ceiling is to get rid of the debt ceiling.
Defenders of the debt ceiling will tell you that it’s often the forcing mechanism for bipartisan debt deals, and as such, does more good than harm.
Debt ceiling negotiations have become structurally unbalanced in a way that will make larger debt deals impossible.
Persons:
McCarthy, Donald Trump’s, don’t, Obama, It’s, Biden
Organizations:
Republican, Social Security, Republicans, Democratic