One of the activities that has evolved and been streamlined and co-opted this last few decades is the manipulation of the flow of money. Between corporate entities, clever law making and insidious propaganda, the process of helping the rich get richer at the expense of almost everyone else has come close to being on auto-pilot. (ENRON might still have been in business if they hadn't gotten SO smug & greedy!)
   Then, once they have this procedure in place, it is so easy to lie to themselves and believe that IF they have it, they must deserve it! Idiotic events like getting fired for poor performance, but still getting a multi-million $$$$ severance package become almost 'normal'.

Yeah, they are just "people much like the rest of us,"...but they are insulated from certain aspects of reality. We need a decent number of elected officials who will gradually break down some of these barriers...and I'll guarantee that Democrats are more likely to even try than Republicans!

"Make the corporate tax cuts permanent"   ...bah!