An Interactive History of the U.S. Debt Ceiling

By Alex Planes – Dec 18, 2012 at 5:20AM

Take a look at how every debt limit increase has affected the American government.

We hope you'll enjoy the following interactive series of charts on the U.S. debt ceiling from 1917 to the present day. For more information on the history of the debt ceiling, please click here.

An Interactive History of the U.S. Debt Ceiling | Infographic

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