So then what do you propose?
The kids are economic slaves for the $16T outstanding debt as it is, without even discussing SS (Socialponzi Scheme).
What to do about that? Is it a legitimate debt, or not? Pay it all off? Or renege on the immoral and unethical commitment?
Same with SS? Pay out those who've paid in, and cut off everyone born today? 20 years ago? 55 years ago?
Conservatism suggests that you introduce change gradually, but that you respect past debts, gambling or otherwise.
That’s easy; cut it all off; I’d rather the ability to pay a bill off than know me and my children+ will be slaves if it continues.
And, no, I don’t believe it’s an outstanding debt, left pocket owing the right. Everyone was swindled, you get nothing.
But, you want to pay it off, give the States back their land, sell off the Fed property still outstanding (won’t need much when those alphabet agencies are gone) and allow the free market pay off the rest (taxes in that boom would surely take a few years to pay off the debt).
Conservatism cedes to Constitutionalism. You don’t wind down what never should have begun, you chop the bastard’s head off instead. How many more generations of ‘the poor’ should we ween off the gov’t teat? None, you stop throwing good $ after bad ASAP.