CBS News poll on debt ceiling shows large majority support raising limit to avoid default

As Congress negotiates on federal spending with a possible debt limit crisis looming, 70% of Americans support raising the debt ceiling, if it means the U.S. would default without doing so. These figures are roughly the same as they were this past winter.

It comes as ratings of the national economy remain mired in the low 30s, as they have been for some time.

But that doesn’t mean people necessarily want the government to have more borrowing power — as much as they want to avoid default. Here’s how that works. CONTINUED

CBS News


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