Who is ultimately responsible, the electorate or pols? I think the former. We own the place and elected the pols. Our own apathy and greed is why we’re here. There are some very few who don’t fit those categories but they are truly FEW.
We have poor choices for elected officials because voters make poor choices.
Change the voters to change the outcome.
In the early REPUBLIC, citizens had to possess certain qualifications to earn the voting privilege.
Some tests for fiscal and social responsibility might be in order, such as: Do you support yourself?
Are you a convicted felon?
An habitual substance abuser?
A loon?
But everyone thinks the French revolution was ours.
Liberté, Egalité, Fraternité, right?