This has been happening for a very long time. The current administration is just worse and/or more blatant about it than previous ones.
So I agree with your sarcasm and I also agree with the parent comment that the current admin is doing a better job "clearly showing" how this works to everyone.
You say blatant, I say transparent. In terms of scale there is no difference, but the honesty is refreshing.
The only problem is it's causing people to focus on the wrong thing (us vs them, D vs R) instead of the oligarchs who continue to line their pockets (and by the way do not get re-elected every 4 years).
So I agree with your sarcasm and I also agree with the parent comment that the current admin is doing a better job "clearly showing" how this works to everyone.