You'd think, but year after year we get stories like this. Sometimes it catches up with people [1], many times it seems they get away with it [2]. The main difference seems to be how much money they're worth, if they're elected or just "regular" employees, and how good their connections are.
It sucks to watch corruption and violence win the day. We seem to be seeing it. Where an economy can be based on maintaining a military force in other countries, to maintain the petrodollar and central banks. And a lot of good people losing their lives, brought up in the belief, they're helping freedom. What a mindfuck that is.
After a few years people get acclimated and if you dare to criticize the corrutpion you're seen to be evil.
For instance, try telling the average american that the TSA needs to be shut down.
They'll think that they're keeping us safe, the same way people think that police keep us safe, and will think that without obamacare we wouldn't have health insurance, in a few years.
I find the sudden mention of Obamacare rather odd. TSA has done jack all to keep us safe in the decade and a half it's been around. Obamacare, while deeply flawed, has done quite a lot to help people access health care.
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darleen_Druyun
[2] http://www.forbes.com/sites/judystone/2015/02/17/the-sham-of... - goes into more, but the relevant part is about 2/3 down. Search for "Rick Scott pushed".