"Give us more money and power or we're all going to die!"

The population surrenders more of their power to regulations and their money to taxes, which go to non-profits created to stop the disaster, which are run by the politician's family and friends; Politicians want more money and power to exploit the population with; THE SKY-IS-FALLING SCAM; Politicians pay scientists huge sums of money to make up an impending disaster which requires money and power to stop; Scientists tell the population that they are going to die from the disaster they made up unless they raise taxes and give politicians more power