Period. All questions
THE VERDICT

Should a debt ceiling be written into the constitution?

Debated on September 8, 2026
YES43%
NO21%
No opinion36%
YES NO No opinion

The owl's take

Globally, 'yes' leads clearly, but more than a third of voters remain undecided: the principle of a constitutional debt limit convinces without fully winning the room.

The gender gap is striking: women lean strongly toward 'yes', while men skew toward indecision or rejection.

The 55-64 age group is the most supportive, while 25-34 year-olds lean toward doubt or refusal, and those 65 and over remain uncertain.

Arguments span three registers: long-term fiscal prudence, fear of paralysing the state in a crisis, and the view that a constitutional rule carries more weight than ordinary law. The core tension, between protective rigidity and necessary flexibility, drives the debate.

By country

By gender

By age

Get the app
Keep debating

All questions · Today's question