Not to put too fine a point on it, but if you look at the rise of M1, also take a look at how many years Republicans had both the House and Senate plus the Presidency. They have not exactly covered themselves in fiscal restraint. Blaming the current occupants isn’t the whole story.
They’re all part if the same club...and we aren’t in it
Hence the start of talk about America needing a second Tea Party (event, NOT political faction)