Problem is, this can't and won't happen as long as the incentives go the other way. Every dime of unfunded government spending amounts to either direct inflation or a potential for inflation, so dollars will continue to be worth less than real goods.

So I agree with you wholeheartedly about what should happen. (This is also the correct fix for our health care system that everybody seems to be looking for.) The first step is to provide them with incentives to do that, though: stop penalizing them for doing what they should. Reward them instead. Vote only for politicians who'll do that. I was happy to see you did.