Imagine if you maxed out your credit card, but you have the ability to raise the credit limit without calling the bank, and you can hire people to rob your neighbors to make the monthly payments.
You’ve just imagined Congress and their “Debt Ceiling”.
Sometimes it feels like you are on a battlefield against an army of people who do not care. But if you will just turn around, you will see that behind you is also an army of people who do care.
A clam or oyster. You harvest clams or oysters on the beach or go diving, and the beach is often windy and rainy. Neither bleeds but are known for having, soft, slimy meat, and people often drink the “clam nectar” or “oyster juice”.