The worry is that perhaps we've surpassed critical mass in terms of the % of utter tool joints on the government teat who will never, ever democratically vote for significant change, lest it impact them personally.
And the politicians, (at least the handful left that recognise how screwed up things are), are either too scared to upset all the tool joints, or hamstrung along party lines. Meanwhile things like GA just fracture and fall apart. Eventually no one will care because no one will remember what it used to be like.
Chaos reigns and general aviation will complete it's transition to a law enforcement tool and plaything for the elite. I despair about how to improve things.