The pending debt limit issue is being used by our politicians to gain short-term reelection points and party power with little concern for the long-term good of our nation and “we the people,” particularly our younger and future citizens. All the rhetoric to date suggests after the election our politicians will continue to “kick the debt can down the road,” and the debt will continue to rise becoming yet again an election issue for politicians. This serves career politicians well, but not our nation. It is time to change the dynamics so our “leaders” are forced to present the whole truth rather than half-truth sound bites to scare, mislead and seduce us, and to focus on balanced, reasoned solutions rather than “crisis management” solutions.