The answer is that politicians do not control the new central bank.

Some politicians, helped by having cronies at the helm of big industries, controlled whole chunks of the economy, a situation that rankled.

Since the colonial era, South Carolina's politicians had dreamed of an inland waterway system that would not only aid commerce, but also control flooding.

The global banking and commodities keep politicians on a tight leash and in many cases control the careers of politicians.

"The politicians control everything: utilities, roads, police," Colonel Cucolo said.

With one or two exceptions, he added, the politicians who nominally head some of the larger militias that are now splintering "don't control anything."

But these days, politicians control that over our heads.

We need to remain outside of the career politicians control and influence!

When politicians controlled public jobs, residents had a higher personal stake in the election, Mr. Donohue said.

I have to agree with your frustration that the politicians controls the rules of the game they play.