[jacobolus]

In the USA it's mostly "the rich people" and extremely profitable corporations who have captured parts of the government and figured out ways to corruptly siphon money out of the rest of the economy into their own pockets.

This is a reason why we need better anti-corruption legislation, an end of the "super PAC", much higher inheritance taxes with fewer loopholes, and structural reforms to fix a profoundly corrupt Supreme Court.

[lazide]

Sure, but that isn’t what the comment I was replying to was saying, was it?

Also, a lot of what you’re describing seems like regulatory capture.