# How will the debt ceiling resolution affect my situation?

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**Category:** Politics & Elections\
**Created:** [May 21, 2023, 5:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-will-the-debt-ceiling-resolution-affect-my-situation/984351 "2023-05-21T05:04:04Z")\
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**Author:** ![flurb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/51bf81/32.png) [@flurb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flurb)\
**Post date:** [May 22, 2023, 12:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-will-the-debt-ceiling-resolution-affect-my-situation/984351/21 "2023-05-22T12:06:39Z")

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The debt ceiling bill House Republicans passed would set federal discretionary spending at $1.47 trillion during the next fiscal year and allow it to increase only 1 percent annually from there, far below the rate of inflation. How these limitations would be applied across the gamut of federal spending is unspecified. Social Security and Medicare are unaffected because these are not discretionary programs. EBT is potentially affected.

It also only extends the debt limit through March 31 of next year, so we would get to have this whole fight again in the middle of primary season.

> **[Here's what's in the GOP bill to lift the U.S. debt limit](https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/heres-whats-in-the-gop-bill-to-lift-the-u-s-debt-limit#:~:text=Increase%20the%20debt%20limit,and%20Congress%20will%20be%20decided)**
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> The bill has virtually no chance of becoming law, but Republicans hope it will force Biden to the negotiating table on the debt limit.

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**Author:** ![RitterSport](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rittersport/32/6326_2.png) [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)\
**Post date:** [May 22, 2023, 12:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-will-the-debt-ceiling-resolution-affect-my-situation/984351/22 "2023-05-22T12:49:14Z")

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> [@flurb](#):
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> and allow it to increase only 1 percent annually from there, far below the rate of inflation

This is one of the many issues – it’s not really a serious proposal, not even as a starting point.

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**Author:** ![JaneDoe42](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/janedoe42/32/14104_2.png) [@JaneDoe42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JaneDoe42)\
**Post date:** [May 23, 2023, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-will-the-debt-ceiling-resolution-affect-my-situation/984351/23 "2023-05-23T03:33:21Z")

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To the OP, check the balance on your EBT card. If it is more than it should be, you have received June’s allotment so spend accordingly.

According to my friend at the food stamp office, Arizona started issuing the entitlement on the 20th, California has also started the process. Hopefully your state will get your benefits to you before things go sideways.

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