The way we live now.
One of Trollope’s characters, Melmotte, would understand this practice of robbing Paul to pay Peter, and would approve.
I can think of many in our country who think along the same lines: “It’s for the greater good ... trust me my friend, make no mistake about it.”
Melmotte, although he buys his way into parliament, is just a shyster. This is being done by the Powers That Be on behalf of Masters of the Universe types. You know, the ones who are suppose to be the grownups. The ones who we’re not supposed to notice keep screwing up, century after century.