It is the single most important comment in the history of Internet comments. Probably.
Back in the summer of 2011, as House Republicans threatened to force us to default on our obligations, a commenter on Cullen Roche’s blog, Pragmatic Capitalism, suggested an inventive way around the debt ceiling: a trillion-dollar coin.
Ah, the debt ceiling. It’s the ludicrous credit limit Congress has given itself, which could force us into default. Here’s why it makes no sense. Imagine you were a high-earner living beyond your means, and your credit card company came to you offering to pay you to expand your line of credit — but you said no! You’ve made a resolution not to increase your total debt anymore, no matter how attractive the offer. That’s a fine resolution, but, remember, you’re still living beyond your means.
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