Ah, gp and rb, things have been going so great in our economy, with its actual 17% unemployment, that you are asking for more of the same. More wars, more debt, more crazy government programs like Fannie and Freddie. Why if it wasn't for the privately owned and non-transparent Fed pouring money into the economy to sustain its owners' banks, how would the ultra-rich continue to gain advantage over us? Printing a lot of money distorts the economy so that misallocations are made [[bubbles) but it sure sells a lot of home to flippers. Let's continue to encourage illegal immigration while exporting ever more of our jobs so uppity US workers will never have the leverage to demand pay increases. NAFTA and GATT have done so much for US working people. I realize you didn't learn about supply and demand in Marxism class. A dollar worth of 1964 US coins is now worth $11.71 melted because they were made of 90% silver but you would rather have paper to allow the government to cover its uncontrolled spending with inflation. Gasoline consequently costs 1171% more today with your precious federal reserve notes than it does with 1964 silver certificates which should pleasure masochists. Congress would even have to ask taxpayers for tax increases to have new illegal wars and goofy new programs like cash for clunkers if it couldn't just print money like Uganda. Better?
Many tea party activists seem to understand these things. Mill Maher and his smug audience don't. Neither do you it seems.
The 10th Amendment is no a straw man argument gp. It is a part of the Constitution that has been ignored by both parties. Obviously you don't want to knock yourself out voting for candidates who will observe their oath of office but if you want to cut the debt it is an outstanding elixir.
"The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people. "