[A_D_E_P_T]

It's gotta be a joke.

If they're serious, they should return to tradition and sell honors. Like "Patrician" status if you donate $5M or more, which comes with certain minor benefits. (Like you don't need to go through airport security, or you gain access to certain private clubs, etc.) Hereditary "Equestrian" if you donate $100M in cash. And so on.

There wasn't a feudal monarchy around that wouldn't sell honors and titles if they were in dire enough straits, and a $37T debt is as dire as it gets.

Of course, this is an extremely bad idea for obvious reasons (e.g. endemic corruption in our low-trust society, government donations as political signaling, etc.) and would also be something of a joke...

[tyleo]

I’d appreciate if they sold title-only with no benefits. You can be called a patrician but don’t get the status, clubs, or security benefit.

It feels poetic in a way, like the NFT version of an honors system.

[ChrisMarshallNY]

That reminds me of this web cartoon: https://www.toonhoundstudios.com/comic/20220131/

[treetalker]

Should be tied to how close it takes one's net worth to zero and annual subsistence to the poverty line.

Anything else would be more plutocracy.

[abcd_f]

The most coherent thing to do would be to give out a spray-painted "gold" memorial Trump medal, made in China. And then charge for shipping.