Well, there are plenty of countries ruled by competing warlords... Ideally in a functioning democracy you can replace the government for one which represents t

Well, there are plenty of countries ruled by competing warlords... Ideally in a functioning democracy you can replace the government for one which represents the people, but in the US the 'establishment' controls them anyway. Simply put, better to demand a guaranteed income from the government, then to put it off for fear of them abusing power, only to cede control to entities who are worse...