In hopes to regain the financial stability of the country and it's participating states, the U.S. government should reduce it's annual pay increase to the officials re-election to his/her seat, for fact, the U.S. senators and justices create the deficit by allowing price inflation and ill-logical political strategy regarding the countries financial status.
The U.S. Government over pays themselves, when we the people know that, in fact, every elected official receives financial stimulus's from wealthy corporations in some manner, whether visible to the public or not.