In case it isn’t: the US has the best politicians money can buy.
So things that are bad for the general public but good for a certain minority of wealthy individuals take longer to take effect than in other countries. But most eventually do pass.
While I'm no expert, I'm under the impression that the leadership of most 3 letter agencies can participate in the "revolving door", where bought and paid for politicians can extend their own benefits and the benefits to their owners by taking high paid, leadership roles in certain agencies. This leads to most agencies having the same kind of "is someone paying me not to do this" culture around actually fixing things.
In case it isn’t: the US has the best politicians money can buy.
So things that are bad for the general public but good for a certain minority of wealthy individuals take longer to take effect than in other countries. But most eventually do pass.