The law is so mindbogglingly large and complex, that ignorance of the law is a fact of life.

Very troubling indeed are the regulatory bodies that create new felony-level violations of regulations without any sort of legislative action.

Came here for this angle.

The extreme abuse of that rule would be to bump the price to $1T and thus create secret laws. Without review by the People and their representatives, it's not a democracy.

Why pretend we're a representative republic with strong ties into democracy (CIA world factbook)? We're an oligopolstic, corporcrato-plutarchy.

Welfare for the rich, and capitalism for the poor.

Companies get numerous socialist programs to help fund their bottom line, yet average and poor receive little and are berated for it.

Drug test welfare recipients? Can't do that to the CEO, can we?

You're more "equal" rich again, and good luck with that public defender if you're poor.

Kill someone? Poor = eChair. Rich = affluenza, "treatment program".

Just accept the idea that this country now espouses that "More Money = More access to being a citizen". We are not equal. The past had that mythic "equal" part; but that time is done and gone.

In the end, the following is now what this country stands for:

1$ = 1 Vote