"Does this boil down to the fact that, in the current political system, wealth can be traded for political power, and if that exchange didn't exist, then wealth

"Does this boil down to the fact that, in the current political system, wealth can be traded for political power, and if that exchange didn't exist, then wealth wouldn't be an issue in the first place?" I think so. Finding ways to completely eliminate that exchange is a challenge, however. Most of the exchange exists in wealth being able to buy a louder voice, either through lobbying or in the media. It would hard to break that without introducing some other inequity.