Well said. I'm reminded of Professor Lawrence Lessig (of "Creative Commons" fame), whose staunch belief is that in the U.S., in order to make progress on any o

Well said. I'm reminded of Professor Lawrence Lessig (of "Creative Commons" fame), whose staunch belief is that in the U.S., in order to make progress on any of the big-ticket problems we all face, we have to Fix Congress First. See https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Change_Congress https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Change_Congress Reducing the influence of $ in politics is at the heart of the matter.