Lemme get this straight: you're calling on people to do the right thing?

Yeah, something is wrong. It's called

"greed as the primary motivating factor for determining content quality."

This system is working exactly as it should for those who care to use it to make money. Is the system designed to produce the quality content it purports to do? Probably not. Does it make people money. Yes.

Should the system be fixed?

If you think this system is just for producing quality content then it definitely has some major problems. If you think the system is just for making money, you're in the right place, and nothing is wrong.