Why can’t we have a part of taxes go directly to the debt? I’m talking principle. Why not add a dollar to all entertainment events like concerts, football games, cruises, Disney, etc that must go towards the principle of the debt. Yes it’d be chump change but it’s better than what we’ve been doing which is nothing. An annual debt campaign where rich donors give donations to the principle of the debt. There are so many things we could do, but nobody ever thinks about it.
Nice try. And that’s not derogatory.
It’s a nice try.
But . . . as you suspected, chump change.
Mathematics doesn’t care about admirable gestures. A dollar per taxpayer is overwhelmed by about a week of interest on the debt.