It seems to happen every time.
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Tom Paine said government started as a protection racket. I believe him and add that governments have remained protection rackets.
For 63 of my 68 voting years I've lived in three of the 17 states whose voters have the direct initiative, referendum and recall, so that for one day a year I usually have some democracy. We sometimes get even with our predators.
The rich get richer no matter what. They have engineered a society in which they accumulate wealth in boom times and in bust. At our expense.