Consider this
Like the Shadow, this author knows what lurks in the hearts of men.
Put it another way its the Mafia mentality "You have all those politicians in your back pocket and yet you do not want to share them with us. Or, you must also give us a taste. The don gets his cut then the capo then all the rest of the earners. Civilizations throughout history have operated their version of income inequality solutions.
Familiarity breeds contempt.