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The die was cast when we elected our first president under the Constitution we are governed by.

A billionaire (almost) who plied voters with booze, owned slaves (but only while he was alive, his worshippers tell me), and was elected by a whopping margin in an election where only 10-11% were eligible to vote.

An important benefit of having so much wealth is reputation-laundering.