Let's remember what democracy means: the power of the people. Now of course we all know that there needs to be somebody to lead. Someone voted from inside the group as their representative. And we all know that this task is demanding and therefore a certain level of bonus is accepted. Now whenever the representative stops representing the people and prefers to act in his very own favor, the people should have the power to stop this person and find a replacement.
Transfer to the real world: Some current leaders like Trump and Putin (also wannabe leaders like the AfD in Germany) bend and break the rules wherever they can to stay in power despite leading their countries into shit. Why are they doing this? Because they profit off it directly. They don't care at all about the fact that millions of people suffer. What combines these douchebags? They are all considered right-wingers. The rights believe that it's okay to live under a few powerful people. They're gonna be nice to us eventually, aren't they? Let's keep hoping.
However, this is not exclusive to top-level politicians, but to company boards as well (and basically everywhere where a power distance can be observed). Most right-wing executives fear nothing more than to give up their power, even a tiny fraction. Their power gives them the ability to profit off every situation, good or bad, and at the same time the ability to avoid most repercussions from foul-play. Like someone said a few hours ago: no matter what happens, the board always gets the money. So why is this even possible at all?
Obviously the system is rigged in favor of the rich and powerful. The imbalance of power is clearly visible. No society ever benefits in any way if the majority of wealth is shared between a few rich people. Money, influence and power need much better distributions. There need to be much stricter rules against tax evasion as well as against passing cost escalations onto the consumers.
