Rot

  plutocracy - Government by the wealthy. A wealthy class that controls a government. A government or state in which the wealthy rule.

NY Times: Jeffrey Epstein Is the Ultimate Symbol of Plutocratic Rot - Powerful elites enabled the financier accused of trafficking underage girls. By Michelle Goldberg

What is Jeffrey Epstein’s leverage?” Ward said. If we find out, we’ll know just how rotten our rulers really are.