I appreciate that we should all keep informed and vote responsibly but in the end most things are completely out of our span of control. Is it my fault the air traffic control guy fell asleep at the Reagan int'l airport which could have ended in a catastrophe? How could I have voted such that such incidents/accidents could be avoided?
I have a hard enough time getting a stop sign put up on my street, let alone change the culture in an american industry. In the end we have to trust our government, companies, and individuals to do the right thing. When they don't they need to be held responsible, not given hand-outs or other incentives for them to celebrate their ineptitude.