The Golden Rule

"He who has the gold makes the rules…"

And so it was that these powdered-wig titans of finance gathered around their parchment, not so much writing the script for democracy as they were drafting a playbook for the ultimate high-stakes game of Monopoly. With quills dipped in ink — and perhaps a touch of irony — they crafted a system where "We the People" was just a polite way of saying "We the Wealthy." Fast forward a few centuries, and it’s clear the ink didn’t just dry – it solidified into the golden handcuffs that bind the rest of us to the rules of the rich.