Still, after the election, with the Republican Party racing rightward, Ryan provided an intellectual blueprint: there were eighty-seven Republican freshmen who wanted to starve the government but had no clear idea how to do so.

NEWYORKER: Fussbudget

We may choose to do so (just as a person in a room full of food could choose to starve), but that would be foolish.

FORBES: Suicide by Sequestration

We could choose to do so, just as a person trapped in a warehouse full of food could choose to starve, but we could never be forced to.

FORBES: It Is Impossible For The US To Default