Ahh - my friend @pathforger - I agree with you entirely. It is a corrupt system that is designed to make people think they have a choice when they simply don't have a choice about politics, where the power is allocated and what decisions are made. My question for you is - could there ever be a utopia where money doesn't influence or guide all of these decisions? If the power of money is acknowledged right from the start in all honesty and transparency, at least an openness policy will allow some influence from the masses. Where, when the influence of money and corruptness in the system is hidden from sight - that is where things are wrong.
Just some food for thought...