I'm saying, Amos, that the system as it exists now is founded upon the pursuit of money and power for their own sake, and it's been that way for quite a long time. Lincoln saw it happening in the 1860s and he was extremely concerned about it, but he could not prevent it from occurring. The big business people took over, and the principles that people like Jefferson fought so hard for fell by the wayside. Major labour unions have been corrupted by the same process, as they became big businesses too, out for what they could get, regardless of consequence.