As Democrats push for a 79th increase in the debt ceiling, it’s tempting for Republicans to simply say that enough is enough. Particularly at a time when Democrats are pushing for $3.5 trillion in new spending in the middle of a second consecutive year running a $3 trillion deficit, the need to rein in the size of the federal government rightly is at the forefront of the conservative mind. But rather than simply working to prevent Democrats from successfully raising the debt ceiling, advocates of smaller government should focus on comprehensive reform to put the country on a path to fiscal sustainability.
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