Money distribution is modern day natural selection at work. Some swans will be lost due to unfortunate circumstances but the majority of exceptional humans will make it out of the trenches. The problem I see is when the people are the top start getting rewarded for habits and traits that don't benefit the human race. Right now my gut feeling is that the world is being controlled by men like these, not by governments. In my head it doesn't feasible that presidents aren't just figureheads in this age.