I am hardly rich, but I qualify for TSA Pre. I can buy a toll tag to use on toll roads. It is all moving downmarket. It is not the same as being rich enough fo

I am hardly rich, but I qualify for TSA Pre. I can buy a toll tag to use on toll roads. It is all moving downmarket. It is not the same as being rich enough for general aviation transportation, but if I wanted to get a pilot's license, I could do that too. As has now been demonstrated fully in the US, rich people hardly control politics. They do support one "team" or the other, but I would not mistake that for control.