Leaders a paid a lot of money. This seems to make sense because leading is a job that is often thankless and it is a job that requires making decisions that may lead you to be hated and/or lead to the loss of lives, etc. The requirement of the job, however, are not an excuse for doing a shit job. Until we remove the private interests that are paying people making decisions, we will always see corporations reaping the benefits. This won't happen until we find a way for someone to campaign without requiring hundreds of millions of dollars. Term limits are often talked about and could also be an answer to the problem.
Great post, btw.