olddude: "Sadly that isn't going to happen anytime soon I think."

I think you are correct. If they put it off, long enough, the public gets used to it...then it becomes the norm....then the public, conditioned, tend to do nothing. Once that happens, then the errors that we've gotten used to, is yet just another stepping stone, that takes us further away, from things being corrected.
By that time, which ever political party adopts that policy, digs their heels in, and the followers of that party, lose their 'say'.
For instance, can you believe, that the Debit-cratic party is so much in favor of every socialistic government entitlement, when before, a Democratic President once said, "Ask NOT what your country can do for YOU, but rather, ask what you can do FOR your country."
My, how things have changed!
By the way, John Kennedy said that in his inaugural address, but it was penned by John Steinbeck.
Nonetheless, he was correct...and look at where the Democrats are now!!!

Regards,

GfS