The only way to remove the greed element from this VC is to make a few key changes to our no-longer democratic system. Limit Congressional members’ terms to maximal 6 years for congressmen and 12 years for senators, with no special perks or free healthcare for themselves unless fellow citizens are included. Members of Congress (of both parties) have been too cozy with moneyed groups that breed corruption when they stay in Congress for too long. Some, like the head of the executive branch and his family, have been openly doing personal business with our money resources, hugely benefiting themselves and ignoring the welfare of most Americans. The way it is now, too many congressmen and senators are themselves too corrupt to speak out, hence letting the other branch(es) continue to do their dirty work to enrich themselves.
I believe if we have limited terms for congressmen and senators, there will no longer be tax-free income for billionaires, nor further money-making openly by government officials and their families using our government resources to enrich themselves. That may start us on the correct path to a real democratic society more like that of the Scandinavians and Canadians. We have arrived at our current nondemocratic status (like a banana republic in bygone days) only within the recent decade or two. In my opinion, when our Congress has no term limits, it is prone to be corrupted by money and power. If not for this main reason, I don’t understand why we let narcissistic or selfish people control our nation’s finances, unless most of our Congress members are corrupt and have inch-thick skin, as they are now? I feel sorry for our grandchildren’s generation and theirs.