How hard is it to just REFUSE to raise the debt limit? Congress could do it and demand that all federal revenue not spent on defense be used to pay off the debt.
Once the debt is gone, THEN we can think about funding the mostly wasteful “social” spending, the mostly unconstitutional federal departments, NATO, “entitlements,” etc. PAY OFF THE DEBT, slash taxes in half and then see what’s left!
And when the Social Security and Medicare checks bounce, expect a violent uprising.
“PAY OFF THE DEBT”
Cancel the debt.