Don’t put too much faith in the will of the people to get things right either. It is a mathematical certainty that democracy tends to collectivist and redistributive social policies.
I know, however, there is one thing I believe and that these yoyos are tooting new things like climate change and spending our money on it; while ignoring the real problems we have. The only word that I can think of is graft and that’s why we never see anything done. They are literally stealing us blind under whatever banner they choose. Global warming is a crock the way they put it; but it sure makes a nice name for graft.
I am to the point where I truly believe every taxpayer in the US or that pays taxes in the US withhold them. That is the only way I can think of to stop their graft. No money;no graft.