Have politicians lost all compassion and conscience?

Absolute power, especially held over long periods, can corrupt absolutely. Not always in evil ways, but in how the powerful can feel no compunction, once in office, to serve as promised, the tax payer providing their large salaries. As though convinced of their own infallibility and untouchability, they exclude any inconvenient acknowledgement of what their people actually ask for.

It isn’t always the fault of the person with a title,