Arizona's issues are a microcosm of the national woes and can only be solved by smaller government performing only its constitutionally determined duties.

Maybe the revolution could start with law suits against every government law that circumvents federal or state constitutions. That would bring most federal laws into litigation.

This is what got California into trouble. When revenues came rolling in during '90s boom years, Democrats under Gov. Gray Davis passed new spending on programs that required continuous funding thereafter rather than those that required only a one-time expenditure. Then came the bust, and Davis paid the price.

"…academic economists need to look up from their models for a few moments and observe how politicians actually behave."

Here again we can look at California as a recent example. When the federal government offered the state $2B to help it out of its debt, CA's politicians resurrected $2B new spending on programs shelved because of the crisis. Since government always spends more than it takes in, needless to say, the amount ultimately spent probably would have ended up being more than $2B after all was said and done.