I disagree, dianavan. They are not a threat to the economy as a whole; they are a potential threat to a very small segment of the economy, and I suspect that the FBI could round the whole bunch up in a very short time if it was necessary to do so.

Instead, they let them go so that they can keep an eye on them -- and so that they don't get involved in more serious stuff that might be harder to deal with.

Consider what would happen if a serious threat to, oh, the automotive industry evolved. Or to the food distribution industry. The thought of a hungry middle class should frighten the upper classes, if they've thought about it.

Real revolution would happen if the bread and circuses went away. And I'm not talking about some intellectual exercise -- I mean blood-in-the-streets burning-bodies revolution.