American society is a sort of flat, fresh-water pond which absorbs silently, without reaction, anything which is thrown into it.
The budget evolved from a management tool into an obstacle to management.
I don't think we can go back to the old days. But I think that what the government needs to do is it needs to make sure that the pricing is fair, that you don't have monopolies out there, so that people don't have a chance to compete fairly.