Paying down the national debt does not solve the deficit problem or diminish the power of the Fed, but it may be helpful if accompanied by more fundamental reforms.

This is exactly how to restore freedom, in more ways than one. Now concerning "giving back to the States," I would say that under the Constitution, the federal government must not retain that land anyway. Let me remind everyone: "The Congress shall have the power...to exercise exclusive legislation, in all cases whatsoever, over...such lands as may be purchased with the consent of the legislatures of the States in which the same shall be, for the erection of forts, magazines, arsenals, dockyards, and other needful buildings." Article I, Section 8, Clause 17b. It says nothing about the federal government owning land for mineral or grazing rights.

I can't think of any reason for the government to own any non military assets whatsoever. If selling all of the government's non-military assets would eliminate the debt and return the excess to the people, why not?

The biggest reason I can think of is that much of the proceeds would be stolen, cronies would get under the table deals on prized assets and then they would set out to establish more debt to pay off voters to keep their positions of power.

First off READ the Constitution. No seriously READ the Constitution because it is "the Supreme law of the land" article 6 paragraph 2 and in th either part it says that the "10 square miles of Washington D.C." shall be the location of the government with the only exceptions being post and forts and land DEEDED to the federal Government BY the states.You are welcome for the civics lesson.

Since the debt is all of the money that was loaned into existence by the Federal Reserve to pay it off would amount to removing all money from the economy and still owing the interest on the debt which would then be impossible to pay off because there would be no money. Asking private enterprise to pay for land the Federal government is not allowed to own is like asking me to buy a car from you that you stole and does not address the debt. The only way to get out of the national debt is to recognize the immorality of fiat currency and declare the debt void because of conspiracy and fraud. Start with a currency that has value and is money. Paying down a fiat currency debt reduces available currency increasing interest (and debt) and continues to confound the average citizen as to why they are enslaved to debt.

Yeah. Just sell it all off. Hell with it. Then, when there's nothing left to sell off I'll be on a yacht in the Bahamas anyway. Great planning...

I would suggest another method: audit the Fed. Let's pull trillions of that funny money back off the market. It was invented in the first place as was the debt it underwrote.

Best to get started now before the s... hits the fan.Trading some of those mineral rights for US Treasury bonds that then are retired. No funny business
Long term debt extinguished to the extent that our
Govt debt is supported by our GDP. The addition of a balanced budget with waste cut.

Hey, Olduglycarl, show some respect.
That's President Trumpet--To YOU!