Call me a pessimist, no a conspiracy theorist, whatever but this is how I see it.
Said by a politician:
"Let's give the American people a sense of hope"
"Make them think that things are going to start looking a little better"
"You know how the story goes Jimmy, It's gonna get worse before it gets better, so lets stick it to 'em just a little longer before we bail"!
Won't happen
(disclaimer: Jim is a fictitious character inserted for emphasis)
Seriously tho, that's probably not far from the truth.