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2023-02-28 07:44:58 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: A556DECC676A8FFE4027AEA3E80A3E23CCA15BA3D3D1A227E64FBF1F6B4B5EFD
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Section 4 of the 14th Amendment requires payment of any "debt." Without a debt limit increase, other government payments may be withheld, missed or delayed but, under the Constitution, there can be no default on the debt. https://www.wsj.com/articles/default-on-u-s-debt-is-impossible-deficit-treasury-cbo-janet-yellen-supreme-court-constitution-public-debt-clause-federal-reserve-328dafe5?st=zy25neegvmngam6&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink
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