While I agree that that's a time-tested generalization, this isn't an immutable fact. It's the result of letting the wrong people into office for the wrong reas

While I agree that that's a time-tested generalization, this isn't an immutable fact. It's the result of letting the wrong people into office for the wrong reasons for too long in too many places. If we had enough people (with enough money, unfortunately) running for office and then behaving responsibly and in the best interests of their constituents, we might be able to start reversing this trend. Unfortunately, that's a whole lot of time, effort, and -- of course -- money, and not only are all of those difficult to come by, the will to start is hard enough to come by. That's an opportunity you have to create, there's virtually no payoff, a low likelihood of success, and a high probability of upsetting a great many very powerful people.