Well they just refuse to invest. Take the examples you gave:

• We have healthcare, but there is a hospital in which obese patients cannot go on one of the floors because it will collapse.
• The police are well meaning but we cannot fit criminals in prison and have to release them early.

true. Doesn't excuse the fact that some families have estates literally traceable over 900 years back. And any protest we muster wil be stopped by the rain nowdays.

from a place of mocking criticism rather than deep societal disdain

Well so is ours

From an external viewpoint, how the fuck can it cost so much to run one campaign. Even in the uk, we are legally capped at 19 million pounds.

Its a kids tv show

Thats fucking goofy. The USA has such stupid politics

Mike pence?

I have 9 cups per day, so 80 is too few for me in fact

And bald

Not yet but I'm sure i could take a request