Question about the true powers of our POTUS

[MrScorpio]

7. I suggest that more people actually take the time and effort to see DC at work

People look at the political circus and think that that's all there is. Underneath the circus of changing faces and loud voices is the real Washington DC.

It's the faceless bureaucracy, going about its business, shifting funding to people who know how to profit from it all. It's set up to render the least benefit for all as possible. Basically, every public assistance program is woefully underfunded. Helping people is the last thing that Washington wants to do.

Intelligence, military and law enforcement bureaucracies are designed to be self-perpetuating. Targets are shifted because there's always supposed and enemy to attack. If you don't have one to justify your budget, you need to find one. If you exist and you can't find a reason to get your budget expanded, you're not doing your job.

This is where the real "culture of dependency" lies, in the massive infrastructure of weaponry and intrusiveness.