Good point. That makes it hard to assess how he's doing. We don't know what a reasonable comparison is.

yup... no easy fix, he may not succeed even though he's doing what must be done.

Parasites, by definition, aren't interested in helping their host.

It would be nice if people were selfless and got behind what he wants to do.
He can make the country prosper, but with all the dead weight it is going to die. 

Satosora

I agree. There was no quick and easy fix for the problem he took on.