Politics & Government
Rose Hill Perspective: The Debt Limit Crisis
Who is at fault in the debt limit fight in Washington?
Who is at fault in the debt limit crisis in Washington — and what plan to reduce the U.S. debt would you support?
Patch wants to know what you think, and asked locals at Grounded Coffee Shop about the hottest topic in town:
Miriam Terminko: “I think that there have been contributions from both parties, but the Republicans have really made ‘compromise’ a dirty word. There has to be some middle ground. I do think that we have overspent… I think that we need a mix of cuts and increases in taxes.”
Find out what's happening in Kingstowne-Rose Hillfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
Maggie Pratt: “The Tea Party is at fault. I support Obama’s plan because I work in healthcare. I am a concerned citizen for the elderly, the children, the poor people in need, the hungry… and there are far too many in the United States.”
Ahmed Ezzeldin: “I think there’s plenty of blame to go around. I agree with most people in that the Republicans may be a little bit more at fault because of their strategies recently in saying no to everything for the past several years.
Find out what's happening in Kingstowne-Rose Hillfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
"It’s kind of coming to a head now but that’s not to say that Democrats are also not to blame. I would support a bipartisan plan. Not necessarily increasing taxes on most Americans and reducing spending—at the same time not leaving the people that are the most in need out to dry.”
Garrett Brown: “Probably some of the politicians that are trying make names for themselves are at fault. I would hope that they could get the immediate problem fixed—and that’s increasing the debt ceiling and not having us default on our loans… have the deficit issues worked out afterwards. I don’t like that they’re using the debt ceiling as a hostage to getting the problems down the line fixed.”
Shariff Ezzeldin: “I think it’s a result of generations and generations of the government not looking out for the people and not controlling their spending. It’s not one particular person’s or group’s fault.
"I think controlling spending overall would prevent these kinds of problems from happening in the future—opposed to waiting a month or two before defaulting.”
