<human>: Is this how it works? Is this why the rich get richer and the poor get poorer? Life is finite and relatively short, so do politicians and government officials let the rich pay them off and knowingly do "the wrong thing" because all they care about is the worry-free life that the money will bring them? Is this a significant reason why the government appears to be getting worse at its job?

Sigh, I've just recently taken the plunge into the world of reddit. I've spent so much time and learned so much over the past few months in all the different sorts of subreddits that it's literally affecting my social life. I am extremely grateful that I have the opportunity to access so much news and information. But fast-forward to now and I've become quite saddened by my country's government. Is there any hope that the people who run our America can change and start doing what's best for its people? Or am I being too bleak and things are actually not as bad as the things I read on reddit may it out to be?

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<bot>: I've been consumed with reddit lately and have become pretty sad by all the bad things the government does. Should I be hopeful instead?