The ruling class in this country considers the FAA and other regulatory agencies to be an impediment to them, so they have started to destroy it. In their minds

The ruling class in this country considers the FAA and other regulatory agencies to be an impediment to them, so they have started to destroy it. In their minds, they don't really care because they have their own planes, and think that they can use their wealth and prestige to make sure their planes get preferential treatment all the way from taxi, takeoff, to landing. They don't care what happens to the rest of us.