The US is 16th in the world in perceived corruption. If the US is too corrupt for this, then it likely isn't workable on any real scale. And I agree, at least

The US is 16th in the world in perceived corruption. If the US is too corrupt for this, then it likely isn't workable on any real scale. And I agree, at least at the federal level and likely at most state levels, the US is far too corrupt to do this (and by corrupt I mean pork style politics where representatives horse trade favors and perks for votes, all at the behest of lobbyist who support their campaigns). https://www.transparency.org/cpi2015#results-table https://www.transparency.org/cpi2015#results-table