the constitution is pretty clear on who is responsible for funding the government including taxation and raising debt, it is congress. congress makes laws and appropriates funds to implement them. the executive branch is responsible for carrying out the will of the people (congress) by implementing laws including spending laws sent to the president by congress. the truth is the needs of the country are greater than the revenue raised to meet them. if we the people want the benefits of government without increasing the debt we need to raise more revenue, the job of congress. too many politicians are elected on pledges of cutting spending and cutting taxes, how many have done so? its political theater for an uninformed electorate, a way to get elected and if elected, stay in the news. it is exploiting fear and division to get attention and diminish the legitimate role of government in a democratic society, it is pandering without conviction, it is politics. lets a grow up and be thankful for what government does and has done to help us reach and sustain the good lives we enjoy in the villages.