If we want to radically change the federal budget, and in particular how much of it is now required just to pay the interest on that debt, spending cuts can and will help, but not enough unless we outright reduce the amount of the existing debt and that will not be done unless federal assets, in paticular a lot of federal land, is sold off. All other measure will only slow the rise of the debt, not outright reduce it - because the size of the debt is just that large.
If a person had proportionately the same income to debt problem the federal government has, it would be a no brainer, they’d sell whatever assets they could to outright lower the debt.
What would congress do if they couldn’t freely spend our money? They all love to throw money at perceived problems and needs. Its their “solution” to everything and they love touting it to their constituents.
Getting them to accept the notion of doing lest and being responsible and prudent spenders is going to be a very tough sell.
There was a documentary/investigative report fone years ago about buildings and land all over the country, random government owned land, not even in use at all.
The problem is when anyone mentions the possibility of selling government land most people think that means Yellowstone or the Grand Canyon. They don’t think random vacant land with old buildings or just random land scattered all over.