> How about we rip the bandaid. Cut all government spending to zero and start adding back critical services in priority order. Has nothing to do with the debt

> How about we rip the bandaid. Cut all government spending to zero and start adding back critical services in priority order. Has nothing to do with the debt limit. Raising the debt limit is putting cash in the bank to cover the checks we already wrote. > Sorry to Ukraine, but the $100bn or $200bn or whatever. Congratulations, you've cut off a key ally, allowed Russia to expand its sphere of influence (likely escalating the future conflict) and saved <1% of the budget.