<i>So it remains to see if the general public holds them accountable or not.</i><p>That&#x27;s not likely to happen. The American public is generally quite apathetic.<p>For example, one of the current leading candidates to become the next president of the USA had the following good fortune a while ago[1]:<p>- did not have any previous experience trading commodities futures<p>- deposited less than $1000 in cash into a futures trading account<p>- Made hundreds of trades. Each futures trade incurs a significant bid&#x2F;ask spread, much greater than stock trades. And yet: <i>Two-thirds of her trades showed a profit by the end of the day she made them and 80 percent were ultimately profitable. Many of her trades took place at or near the best prices of the day.</i><p>- cashed out for $100,000 nine months later<p>To me, that $100,000 was nothing more and nothing less than a bribe. And, although corruption is endemic in many parts of the world, one would hope that in the USA such obvious grift would  unequivocally disqualify someone for the office of the President.<p>But if you took a poll, probably 99% of the electorate wouldn&#x27;t even be aware of this little incident. And the majority probably wouldn&#x27;t care.<p>So don&#x27;t look for &quot;the general public&quot; to hold anyone accountable about anything. That&#x27;s no longer how this country works. Not in 2016, anyway.<p>[1] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Hillary_Rodham_cattle_futures_controversy" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Hillary_Rodham_cattle_futures_...</a>