Read: A Republic No More by Jay Cost.
The U.S. is NOT a democracy, but a full-fledged Bureaucracy, run & controlled by non-elected, mostly self-serving Bureaucrats.
Bureaucrats that are more powerful than elected officials.
Bureaucrats that are part of the REVOLVING DOOR of the Iron Triangle that is fueling State-Capitalism (often identified as SOCIALISM by the U.S. when other countries do the same).
REMEMBER - A PRIMARY FUNCTION OF THE NIH IS BIOMEDICAL & HEALTH RESEARCH.
OVER 80 PERCENT OF THEIR BUDGET GOES TOWARDS GRANTS SUPPORTING THAT FUNCTION.
THUS THE NIH EXISTS AS A FUNDING ARM OF THE CORPORATE BIOMEDICAL & HEALTH INDUSTRIES.
INDUSTRIES CONCERNED WITH THEIR OWN PROFITS, FIRST.
NIH Annual budget:
7 percent Increase US$42 billion (2020)
US$39 billion (2019)
THIS IS NOT REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT!