Okay so how do we fix it?
It can't be fixed. Get over it. Do something different that will hasten it's collapse and replace it with honest justice, respect and protection for individual rights and their property. Lead by example rather than be a follower.
The effects of government are half created by Republicans and half created by Democrats. It's like how Mr. Brown used to jokingly ask the neighborhood kids: "which do you want, a fat lip or a busted eye brow?"
Way back then I didn't understand how politics works to control the people. But politicians and bureaucrats can only control the people so long as people believe and act as thought politics is the solution.
Step one for helping sick politicians and bureaucrats:
Get your head out of their sandbox.
Step two: Demand that they address Issue 101. Do the same with the media.
Step three: Ostracize government officials that fail to honestly address Issue 101. Do the same with the media.
Step four: Champion the science and business communities -- often under relentless attack by the government -- that create jobs, necessities, luxuries and ever greater advancements that support human life, family and society.