Yep. Sure, call it what you want, but (1) and (2) have proven not to work. The federalist political system has a weakness in that it incentivizes politicians to

Yep. Sure, call it what you want, but (1) and (2) have proven not to work. The federalist political system has a weakness in that it incentivizes politicians to advocate for endless spending on behalf of their constituents. That means a perpetual state of either higher taxes or inflation. Over the last 50 years only a single federal government has operated with a budget that didn't increase the national debt.