This is one of the best pieces I have read recently. The only thing I would add is I don't think it is the state compensation that is the true heart of the matter. You can see this truth on the opposite side of the equation with the human trafficking on the border here. Pima county has officials who are in bed with them and they are turning down money from the feds to pay for Border Patrol.

I think what is the true motivating factor is the amount of money the politicians themselves are being paid outside the scope of their jobs from those who are behind the evil unconstitutional schemes. That's why you see politicians spending 7/8 figures campaigning to land a job that pays 6 figures. The real money for them is from the corruption. Between payoffs and funneling money from the laws into contracts they benefit from in some way, or their family associates benefit from.

Many politicians begin their careers as middle class citizens and finish their careers multi millionaires and the top dogs billionaires. If we want this to stop, we have to begin calling them out by tracing their money and exposing them. They sure enough want to track every move we make with every penny, it is time they face the same scrutiny.