Two government watchdog groups have demanded investigations into whether Federal Communications Commission members violated ethics requirements by accepting luxury gala tickets from Paramount as the company sought government approval for its $111 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery.
JFC! WTF?! We used to put people in prison for years for that kind of blatant corruption.
It was always highly selective. There were always those that were above the law, and unlikely to ever face consequences no matter what crimes they committed.
https://wikipedia.org/wiki/Business_Plot
The difference is that the corruption of the oligarchy has expanded in scale and scope. That’s what happens when criminals are not held accountable.