yeah i agree with you, republican ideals (trickle-down theory of economics) do not function as they are supposed to in "theory" because they play right into human nature. All policies must be made to counteract human nature, including policies and laws that control government. Hamilton's quote in federalist papers no. 51 says it all.
"Ambition must be made to counteract ambition. The interest of the man must be connected with the constitutional rights of the place. It may be a reflection on human nature, that such devices should be necessary to control the abuses of government. But what is government itself, but the greatest of all reflections on human nature? If men were angels, no government would be necessary. If angels were to govern men, neither external nor internal controls on government would be necessary. In framing a government which is to be administered by men over men, the great difficulty lies in this: you must first enable the government to control the governed; and in the next place oblige it to control itself."
You reminded me of one of my favorite quotes of Thomas Jefferson. " Government should be kept as small as possible, while remaining obliged to protect the weak from the powerful."
What those who remain steadfast in their support of unbridled greed have forgotten is that historically if the masses are allowed to suffer, while simultaneously witnessing that those who are the direct cause of that suffering remain unscathed, those masses eventually rise up and butcher those same greedy phucks. ( see French revolution, Boxer rebellion, Russian revolution, etc.,etc.,etc. ) The major difference IMO is that our armies are composed primarily of the children of the under classes, so there is a significant chance that if the excrement hits the oscillation device, many soldiers will join the masses, and also, unlike many of the aforementioned revolutionaries, American citizens have or have access to vast supplies of weaponry. We will be very well armed.
America will survive because our fore fathers had the good sense to protect or right to self determination, and that includes determining that it is time to take what the super wealthy have chosen to selfishly, greedily, and yes evilly keep almost wholly to themselves. When less than 1% of the people control 99% of the wealth, it can no longer be argued that they deserve that kind of wealth. I have often been amazed by the lack of vision of these 1%ers, as historically what is developing has never ended well for them, and the pains of our nation could be so easily soothed by them, but greed is their lover, mother, companion, and God, and it is only when they are herded towards extermination that they will attempt to recant their many crimes. Come Maria, the gillotine awaits.