> it seems more and more that the US is "pushing off" things, to what end I don't know. I suspect there are many reasons I'm unaware of, but two things come to

> it seems more and more that the US is "pushing off" things, to what end I don't know. I suspect there are many reasons I'm unaware of, but two things come to mind. First, the IRS is chronically underfunded because their budget is approved by Congress, and Congressman get funding / donations / bribes by people that don't want the IRS going after them for their shenanigans. Second, there is (understandably) controversial book by Bruce Gibney called "A Generation of Sociopaths: How the Baby Boomers Betrayed America" https://www.amazon.com/Generation-Sociopaths-Boomers-Betrayed-America-ebook/dp/B01HZFB7GI https://www.amazon.com/Generation-Sociopaths-Boomers-Betraye... with a recent interview here https://www.vox.com/2017/12/20/16772670/baby-boomers-millennials-congress-debt https://www.vox.com/2017/12/20/16772670/baby-boomers-millenn... "They habitually cut their own taxes and borrow money without any concern for future burdens." The general mindset seems to be to kick the can down the road, on all things, including the environment. This group became the dominant political power in the mid 90s, and still holds great power.