On February 7, 2013 the National Review published an article by Mario Loyola. In this article Mario was disusing about how the deadline for the sequester is fast approaching and how congressional conservatives should focus on reforming the disentangling the functions of state government from those of the federal government. The federal funds are now about 30 percent of the state budget. Mario further states that the government is over taxing everyone and according to the White House, the federal deficit over the past three decades amounted to 3.4 percent of GDP. Finally Mario says that the government should be held accountable to pay and uphold its own policies.