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If we were still on the gold standard, then perhaps your solution would be half viable. However, since the world runs on fiat then a default is a laughable notion. You might as well set off a world-wide EMP... it was created out of nothing for the purpose of unlimited taxation. the fix is to forgive the debt ending it. We Should Default On the National Debt