Your elected officials are owned by deceptions, some by the ongoing emergencies (financial, terror); some by the traditions/education they have embraced; some by a religious/traditions; all by the god that they listen too.
Actually the tradional/acedemic term for what has happened is fascism; USA has become a fascist state.
“Fascism should rightly be called Corporatism, as it is the merger of corporate and government power.”
— Benito Mussolini
When religion joins together you (and I) will have an intertwined: goverment, business and religion.
Also known as: Babylon (revived).