This debt ceiling thing again

https://www.cnbc.com/2021/09/20/what-the-federal-debt-ceiling-showdown-could-mean-for-you.html

Yeah. It's that time of the year when we're talking about the debt ceiling again. And yet again, there seems to be just one adult party in the room. The other pseudo-party is composed of Tea Party-types who vilify the government, and for whom compromise is anathema. You can't work seriously with them, because they aren't inherently serious...