The more we the people are willing and able to do for ourselves in a responsible manner that respects the rights of others the less need we have for government assistance programs, regulations and perhaps political leaders.  This could lead to lower government budgets and therefore lower taxes and less need for ra is in the debt ceiling. If we had the opportunity through working or investing in or owning businesses that not provide with enough income to be the primary providers of our own housing, food, health care, retirement funds but produces and provides these at prices made affordable by market forces rather than regulations and subsidies. We could limit government spending to defending us from foreign enemies and terrorists with wmds and recovering and survivin large scale natural disasters. We the people should elect political leaders who share this vision of a smaller government that needs less taxes and incurs less debt.