This isn't unique to the US federal government. The understanding that governments are the absolute worst at everything has been written about and understood s

This isn't unique to the US federal government. The understanding that governments are the absolute worst at everything has been written about and understood since the time of Plato. All that's happening is information is more readily accessible and the population is becoming less ignorant of their own government. People love to draw comparisons between their government and some other government to make a point in favor of their favorite pet policy. Rarely do the same people have even the most rudimentary understanding of all of the ridiculous things that take place in other governments.