Possible alternatives include:

1. With a roughly $350B annual budget, cutting wasteful programs could likely recover ~$50B per year
2. If additional revenue is needed, tax loans on unrealized capital gains, limiting tax-free rollovers of certain appreciated assets, and implementing a step-up in basis on inheritance could raise multiple billions
3. Converting public retirement plans from Defined Benefit to Defined Contribution would address the ~$1T+ unfunded liability and relieve long-term fiscal pressure