way way out there

both the best and the worst thing about the u.s. is that people are
always trying to find a new angle ... always with the question, "how do
we make things more _____?" (where _____ = ugly, beautiful, easy, etc.)
and nearly always this is followed by a justification or
rationlaization.

the country is rife for improvement, right on down to, that's right, the
dollar bill:

http://www.usatoday.com/money/2006-09-14-liberty-usat_x.htm