The bottom line is that the US government and the muppets in office know fvck all about being fiscally responsible... Doesn't matter which side of the aisle they sit or their partisan proclivity..
Both parties are heavily involved. (Phil Gramm, e.g.)
And non-politicians are involved.
Until people can't understand this, they won't really understand how deep this goes.
Also, as I've said, American culture is a very, very, big part of this.