The debt ceiling refers to a limit imposed by US law on the amount of money that the government can borrow. Like many other countries, the US relies on tax revenue and borrowing to fulfill its financial obligations, such as funding social programs, the military, paying salaries, and settling old debts. The debt ceiling is periodically raised by Congress to accommodate the government's increasing borrowing needs. Currently, the debt ceiling stands at $31.4 trillion.
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