@steve

See some of my previous posts: politicians can finance pretty much anything they want, as long as they are willing to tax the wealthiest.

Since they are now in the pocket of the wealthiest, they won't tax the hand that feeds them.

Also, people may have realized that nurses, janitors, delivery people, etc... Are the ones holding society together and doing real work. But politicians are still unwilling to tax the rich, hence nothing has changed.