I don't agree... Corrupt people will be corrupt people even without the money. 


While I agree that our political system is blatantly corrupt I think that the obvious fact that nobody talks about is that we (all of us as a group) are only upset when it's somebody else's money in play. When it's our own we generally believe that it's Ok....

For instance lets all recall what happened recently with the Pebble Mine... two diametrically opposed sides spending money like mad and both obviously trying to exert a corrupting influence on our elected leaders with money. Lots of money.