Even paying down $1 Dollar on National Debt will put this country into a depression, the likes that have never been seen before.
An exaggeration. We have paid down modest amounts of the debt before, without a depression.
Deflation does not equate to depression. We had significant economic growth with deflation for considerable periods of time.
Not a SINGLE PENNY of National Debt has EVER been Paid Off since Andrew Jackson abolished the 2nd Central Bank.