How about tying the national debt payment to the pay for government workers? Whatever percentage the national debt increases, decrease the pay for government employees the same percentage.
You’re onto something there. How about an inverse relationship?
Federal Payroll = X / Federal Debt.
Federal employees: 1,408,055
Federal Payroll: $110,947,853,750
Federal Debt: $31,508,580,000,000
X = Federal Payroll x Federal Debt = 110e+9 * 31.5e+12 = 3.465e+24
So we freeze Federal Payroll = 3.465e+24 / Federal Debt.
If debt goes up, then total government employee pay will go down and people quit working for the government. Result: fewer people to spend our money.