I think this is the definition of corruption in any other country other than the USA. Your definition is called oligarchy. It has nothing to do with free market

I think this is the definition of corruption in any other country other than the USA. Your definition is called oligarchy. It has nothing to do with free markets. It is quite the opposite, how to limit free markets. https://www.eff.org/issues/tpp https://www.eff.org/issues/tpp "Oligarchy (from Greek ὀλιγαρχία (oligarkhía); from ὀλίγος (olígos) 'few', and ἄρχω (arkho) 'to rule or to command')[1][2][3] is a form of power structure in which power rests with a small number of people." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oligarchy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oligarchy