Incrementalism back to less government power never has and never will work. Government will never "incrementaly" cut their own budgets, power. The only thing that will ever convince government to shoot its own foot, to tear up its own credit cards, is a major grass roots movement by "the people" (such as BA suggests, personally I am in favor of a grass roots tax revolt) or a catastrophic event (economic meltdown or societal breakdown).
"Incrementalism" only works to move towards more government, never less, to the left, not to the right.
hmmm...gotta think about that one. I don't see why "ideas" cannot be implemented incrementally.
Gotta run...will respond more to this one later.