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How do you square that people are greedy, but a group of people in power, with the threat of violence, is not.

It is not perfect, but the US is a bit different from other countries, if you bother to look at the data. https://m-g-h.medium.com/in-data-we-trust-2978dacc8c22

> They are the last resort against greed.

Nit: In a democracy, you are the government. We all are. There is no 'them'. They are us.

I know, I know. What I just typed was naive pedantic droll.

But if you really do believe it, then it does become true, kinda. It takes work, a lot of work, very hard work. But votes and service to the community really really do matter.

Nit^2: You aren’t in a democracy.

Nit^3: Quit adversarially picking nits and do your part with societal knolling.

Show me a government that solved the whole greed problem.

Show me a government that's even attempting to move in that direction.