Unfortunately "starving the beast" doesn't seem to actually work. Low tax revenues don't lead to lower spending, just fiscal indiscipline.
I personally would prefer a leaner federal state but it's not clear how to get there.
http://econlog.econlib.org/archives/2013/04/starve_the_beas_...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Starve_the_beast#Economic_anal...
https://niskanencenter.org/blog/cant-make-government-smaller...