I would say that the problem is systemic - you have two political parties which are basically at eachothers throats the whole time, and a historical belief in a

I would say that the problem is systemic - you have two political parties which are basically at eachothers throats the whole time, and a historical belief in a very pure form of capitalism - money is the bottom line, and the markets should govern themselves - the result? - all of the manufacturing has moved abroad, effectively killing the working classes ... Any attempts to change this system gets vigourously branded 'socialism' both by the media (fox news) and by republican opposition which also has historical connotations harking back to McCarthyism and the Cold War ... I don't think this is going to change anytime soon unless we see some sort of systemic collapse ... I would argue that this is possible ...