I'm sorry but I lost you. I don't know what you mean. I guess we need dump the metaphors now...
In the US the wealthy choose who is in office. They pick people who they can easily bribe. If the officeholders ask for too much money in return for their laws and policies, then the wealthy will just replace them if the cost of replacement is less than the price that the officeholders are demanding.
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The wealthy actually want the price of bribes to be a little high so that fewer people will be able to bribe the politicians and the wealthy will have more influence that way.
