Let me put it this way, the people you elected to Congress borrowed the money ~ but nobody authorized them to just steal it.
There's this other little problem ~ the federal government owns 30% of the landmass and another area of economic zone that's just as big. The USA has assets that can be used to shore up whatever cash shortages you might imagine exist. Those assets are immense.
i see no reason for the federal government to build a highway through your town and fail to collect tolls they can use to repay me for the money i entrusted to them.
The entire interstate system is a serious asset ~ put it to work!
Same with our carrier fleet ~ ancient empires used Tribute ~ so can we.
“Turns out the debts and obligations of the united states can’t be discharged in court”
Turns out you can’t get blood out of a turnip, no matter how hard you squeeze it. You can even let your lawyers squeeze it, and the result will be the same.
Let me explain it to you my package-delivering friend:
When there is no money, there is no money.
That is where we are. The rest of the world hasn’t caught up with the reality, but it’s where we are.
We’re not going to try to turn it around - because we’ve elected folks who do not care to try.
There are lots of people actually deserving of government support, such as catastrophically wounded veterans. Guess what? They are going to get cut off too when there is no money. We’ve been THAT irresponsible as a country.
What we as Americans are going to have to do is act to determine how to best distribute charity and entitlement at the local and maybe regional level.
So take your lawyers with you to your local city hall after your checks stop coming and explain to them how deserving you are. Or better yet, go to your neighbor, like you suggested, and tell HIM that you are taking his stuff, because it’s impossible for him to discharge his obligation to you in court.
There is no money. It’s not that complicated.
Just cash your entitlement checks as they come, spend them as you will, but we’re at a point where each one you get may just be the last you ever get. It can (and probably will) happen that fast whenever it happens.