I think this is true to some extent (corruption of this sort has always existed), but it is getting worse. More inequality, more corrupt legislatures, more transparent moves to aid the powerful.
Reagan raised taxes when he had to. His scions stoutly refuse in his name. Nixon created the EPA. It is definitely worse now. The right is more right; the left is more right.
Reagan raised taxes when he had to. His scions stoutly refuse in his name. Nixon created the EPA. It is definitely worse now. The right is more right; the left is more right.