It seems the modern strategy for dealing with the national debt is to just ignore it and spend more.
Perhaps we need a different strategy. Thomas Jefferson had one – cut the size of government and pay off the debt. Jefferson understood something most politicians today don’t. Debt is not a “public blessing.”
For Further Reading
National Debt Blows Past $28 Trillion
The Fed, Spending, Debt and More: Warnings from Thomas Jefferson
How Thomas Jefferson Handled the National Debt
Jefferson on Debt and Madison on Spending