I heard a saying once that no politician that ever went to Washington came back poor. It is so true. Gone are the days of public servants. These politicians go there and wheel and deal with our tax dollars. They also invest in companies that they help to make rich by putting through legislation to help them.So many people get worked up about the CEOs getting "rich off the little people", but have no problem with rich politicians who got that way making deals with the same rich CEOs that they are upset about. With companies we get something for the money that we give them (product or service) that supports them and if we work for them, we enter into a contract willingly. With the politicians, if they want more money, they pass legislation to raise taxes and then collect them with the threat of jail for non-compliance and then use our dollars to make deals that will line their personal pockets. There is a distinct difference between corporatism and capitalism. Unfortunately, our government currently supports corporatism, not capitalism. That is what all the lobbying has brought to our country. It's sad that so many do not understand this distinction and turn to government to help them to keep the corporations in line when they are the very ones enabling them to grow bigger and more powerful.