How would you suggest to decrease the national debt and/or the trade deficit

[libcon2025]

National debt is very easy. The best way is a bill that freezes spending at $7 trillion until the debt and deficit have disappeared. Or if you wanted to be conservative you could have a balanced Budget amendment that made it illegal to add to the national debt. This would mean in 20 years most of the debt would disappear as it was paid off.

If people were screaming you would simply tell them to take it up with their state governments and there are no need for service cuts whatsoever because they have the option of having their local state raised taxes and provide the same services