The national debt is a problem created by the budget, not by the debt ceiling. Using the threat of not paying debt you've already incurred via the laws you've

The national debt is a problem created by the budget, not by the debt ceiling. Using the threat of not paying debt you've already incurred via the laws you've already passed to try and circumvent the political process is idiotic and harmful. The debt ceiling does not create debt, it should always be raised, it should in fact be eliminated and all debt incurred should simply be paid period. The place to deal with the debt issue is in budget negotiations, not by refusing to pay bills from past budgets because you didn't agree with past agreements.