There is precedent. Poor, developing countries in places like Africa have made it a matter of national pride to pay down the debt they owe to creditor nations like ourselves. I remember reading about one such country (I think it was Liberia) where paying extra money to the government for debt reduction was a way of life.

Like I said, firing Washington is an important part of the solution. Installing citizen-legislators who come from ordinary walks of life (not just attorneys), who know what it is to earn a paycheck from their labor, and who can govern with common sense, is hugely important.

Do I think any of this will really happen? No. I actually think we’re sunk. If we as a nation are unwilling (and we are unwilling) to take matters into our own hands to secure the future for our children and grandchildren, the way our Founding Fathers did, then I don’t believe there’s anything left to save. All we can do now is watch the final act slowly play itself out on the national stage, and keep praying because we need a Savior. Fortunately for all of us, we have one.