Ohio is Toxic

It's called oligarchy.

See also Love Canal and who was really responsible for that. The company WARNED government how dangerous that land was. . .so what did government do? Let a school be built on it!

It usually all sifts down to money over people.

The US is a corporate oligarchy.
The People have not been in charge since as early as 1871, and as late as 1913

The US is NOT a Representative Republic, and DEFINITELY not a democracy.
You can't have a democracy when the wealthy hand select what candidates you're allowed to vote for.

It certainly has changed and is in the process of near total dissolution.