[sam0x17]

Yes I completely agree with this analysis. The only solution in my opinion is to elect leaders willing to dismantle this structure a bit, i.e. there are a number of senators and house members on the far left (and probably even on the right) that would vote for a bill that sets a per-entity yearly political donation cap at $500 if given the chance (meaning an individual or a corporation can only donate $500 per candidate per year). Centrists would never do this because they get tons of corporate money, but if we remove the incentives completely through legislation, we'd probably see a much less corrupt governmental structure at the end of the day.