Valerie Bertinelli explains the debt ceiling and who's at fault in 'super simplistic terms'

Doug P. | 2:34 PM on May 27, 2023

The debt ceiling negotiations are ongoing, and earlier I talked about one demand that the Democrats reportedly will not give up, and that’s a work requirement for able-bodied people to continue to receive government assistance:

Surprised? This is reportedly a top demand for Dems in debt ceiling negotiations https://t.co/IPBlsCdGN4

— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) May 27, 2023

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy explained why the Republicans oppose the Dems’ demand:

.@SpeakerMcCarthy: ” I do not think it's right that you borrow money from China to pay people to stay home that are able bodied with no dependents on the couch. That is not the American way. That is not what we believe.” pic.twitter.com/ErAY3SjyiY

— The Hill (@thehill) May 27, 2023

Is anybody confused by the debt ceiling debate and the issue in general? Fortunately, as with any other issue, we have celebrities to help explain things to us.

In super simplistic terms, the debt ceiling is like your credit card bill coming at the end of the month. And the Republicans, who helped run up that bill (tax breaks for billionaires i.e. no revenue) now want to NOT pay the nations credit card bill AND blame Democrats for it.

— valerie bertinelli (@Wolfiesmom) May 26, 2023

First of all, if you have $32 trillion in debt, what are the odds the credit card company will raise your borrowing limit?

There are even simpler ways of explaining what’s happening:

Here’s an idea…tell Democrats to stop spending money we don’t have. If I spent money the way the government does, they’d burn my card.

It’s really not rocket science

— Space Woman Spiff 👩🏻‍🚀 (@BellaPelosi) May 27, 2023

It’s really a lot simpler than she’s trying to make it in order to pin the problem all on Republicans.

But my dear, isn’t the moment you get that credit card bill a good time to take a fresh look at your spending habits? https://t.co/gv5pWGOIqy

— Mr. Tbone60 (@MrTbone60) May 27, 2023

There’s another helpful thing in Bertinelli’s simple explanation: