In addition, the government must carefully plan for the future or we will have fewer services available to us because we will be paying off the debt. If I had to vote on the current situation to raise the debt ceiling, I would choose not to raise it. The government must cut from somewhere in order to bring our financial house back in order. There are many areas that need to be considered.
Please visit this link and read a student's perspective on the debt.
Also read this article for as well. CNN