[0xbadcafebee]

Correct, reporting this is doing nothing to stop it. People don't directly see the impact of it on their paychecks or budgets so they forget about it the hour after they read about it. The next politician can do it without fear of reprisal

[kgwxd]

pointing out a stop sign does nothing to stop cars either, but it's a pretty important step if you want any cars to stop.