Debt Ceiling: Mostly Theater for Now

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Doug Sandler CFA®

Vice Chairman
Jack Tavenner

Regional Director, Midwest (IA, IL, MI, MN, WI)

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The debt ceiling is the maximum amount of money that the United States can borrow cumulatively by issuing bonds. The debt ceiling was created under the Second Liberty Bond Act of 1917 and is also known as the debt limit or statutory debt limit.

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Debt Ceiling: Mostly Theater for Now

Authored by

Doug Sandler CFA®

Vice Chairman

Jack Tavenner

Regional Director, Midwest (IA, IL, MI, MN, WI)