To both points, the picture as well as the verbiage along side: NOBODY CARES until the robbery ENDS.
For all this theoretical progress, the situation on the street hasn't really changed for most of us.
Pull the plug. If those in charge lack the skills or manpower to do so, there's TONS of IT folks who would gladly rip that code to hell and back to make sure that taxes are no longer withheld from anyone's checks.