BOOM.
I've been thinking lately that the very top of the power structure might actually NOT be corrupt.
Think about the end of the last Matrix movie. What does NEO say to the Source? The program SMITH has grown beyond your control.
Maybe the unchecked corruption started a few rungs down from the top. Roths / Saudis / Soros / Vatican ARE NOT THE TOP of the pyramid. The TOP just lost control of them.
Just a thought.