Very interesting material. Unfortunately, the corruption of which this discussion speaks is so deeply entrenched that the ‘remedy for our vices,’ to paraphrase Livy will be so catastrophic as to make our last Civil War look pale by comparison.
If we were to act to save our Republic, it will take several generations to recover from the consequences. If we recover at all.
As it is, just looking at the financial disarray we are facing, several generations of taxpayers are on the hook for the recovery. Those hundreds of millions of innocent victims will have little to lose during the decades of recovery. Heads on pikes will be gentle reminders of past misdeeds and low tolerance for repeats.