Point taken. 
So ALL this brings up one nagging question. Being "King for a Day". What would all of you do? It's easy to talk the talk...
My answer is simple. And we've got the military to stick it out. Close the borders for an undetermined amount of time (years). END WORLD TRADE. Give a six month warning. Then lock it down!
Cut spending, beginning with Congressional pay and bennies, cut Congressional staff. slash "foreign aid". completely eliminate all federal agencies that are duplicated at the state level such as HHS Get rid of illegal aliens .
Generate new sources of revenue Import tariffs, ( higher for US companies that manufacture overseas, lower for foreign companies that manufacture or assemble here ) end the war on drugs, "quit sending money to 3rd world shitholes, legalize , regulate , and tax exactly the same as "demon rum". Fine the crap out of any one employing illegal aliens, and seize the aliens assets before deportation.
Oversight make the tax code simple enough for the average idiot to figure out, (probably Flat rate, no exemptions , no deductions ) Line item veto, abolish the Fed. hold the Treasury Dept accountable for all all US Govt financial transactions by giving enforcement powers to the GAO. END DEFICIT SPENDING !
That's all I can think of with out doing research, but it should make a good start.