[nverno]

I agree, but this is also a problem with heavy reliance on government - people can just punt responsibility, and the wrong people get the credit.

[edmundsauto]

Is it because of a heavy reliance on government, or a general issue that we face when dealing with hard problems?

Put another way, when we don't rely on governments to help with things like this - does that incentivize people to take on responsibility? I suspect not...