Stepping away from the normal back and forth between you and cerveloguy, there is only one indisputable fact: You bring no pragmatic plan for resolution or easing of the situation that you complain about. In fact the mindlessly reflexive attitude that you support has probably worsened it for several decades, at a time when the original reason for those policies have evaporated. I don't see how you take pride in how poorly your viewpoint has played out as policy.