It already is, this just props the problem up a little longer.
Not only is U.S. government debt spinning wildly toward a breaking point, but many U.S. states (such as California, Illinois, New York...) are in such horrific financial condition that they are beginning to resemble banana republics.
I’m sure we can count on a mad scurry on the part of our ‘leaders’ to cut everything, find accounting errors, waste, and cut PBS, NPR, NEA etc. loose immediately, right?
If they really want to honor Gabrielle Gifford, they will surely pass the salary cut she was proposing for congress, right?