If it is a choice between the children being forced to labor as debt slaves (including those yet unborn), who are 100% innocent of the debt, and the people who have willingly bought government debt (like a bartender plying the town drunk), I say stiff the people who knew perfectly well what they were doing when they decided to keep funding a profligate and out of control government.
I’ve thought along that line too.
Ok,though experiment: say we do it what are the consequences both national (internal) & international?
Been saying it for years. How would they be able to collect their debt? The debt owner says, “Give me my money”!!
The US Military says, “Hello. You can try if you want but it might not be good for your health.”
Would you default on the debt owed to the sacred monthly check trust fund?
Politicians: “We party on and be re-elected...as long as we can.” /s