Great essay John. 1) But far too long for the typical medium reader. Consider serializing it. And 2) Ignore Dacoit, I suspect he is being paid by the Russians. The US Political Economy is the Great Wank Machine, note: https://medium.com/@daneke/when-the-wank-became-swank-money-banking-and-the-evolution-of-the-all-debt-economy-22e334f8ee3e. More over fascism in the form of corporatism worked very well for the oligarchy, until they decided they can't win elections anymore. Note: https://medium.com/@daneke/leviathan-revisited-the-people-versus-the-prince-of-plunder-f878e833da2d.