After a century or so of interruption from a civilization that was still Christian, our rapidly paganizing culture is taking the brakes off the rich and powerful feeling any sense of obligation to the common good. The weak are prey and the powerful are predator:
That’s a 3669% increase for our humble public servants and it’s both Republican and Democrats, including our Hope and Change God King. Caesar, Mammon, and their court prophets in the media are busily ironing out their differences so that the plutocrats and the duopoly can fleece you blind.