I too have studied this system, though perhaps not as obsessively as you have. I am curious as to what you think the solution to it all is? Also would be curious as to your political ideology.
Until we change the system we will never be able to meaningfully address them all.
One question is whether
we the people will ever reach enough of a consensus to change anything and what we would change it to.
Chance as a real force is a myth. It has no basis in reality and no place in scientific inquiry. For science and philosophy to continue to advance in knowledge, chance must be demythologized once and for all. —RC Sproul
"A lie can travel half way around the world while the truth is putting on its shoes." —Mark Twain "
~"If that's not sufficient for you go soak your head."~Faith
"as long as chance rules, God is an anachronism."~Arthur Koestler
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