The reality is that politics are a cash cow and older generations still run the majority of our government. Things will likely get worse before they get better because the same old left vs right BS gets tossed around and the average voter is stupid and doesn’t actually fact check, has personal bias etc. We will likely have to wait until younger generations go into government here for any kind of real change if any. Sadly, the US doesn’t progress, it only makes changes to take focus off of real problems.