For what it's worth you gotta respect the grift. As far as forms of social control go, at least the gravy train of 'consultants' is a bit more stable than 'so, uh, the mayor hired his daughter and she spent this year's school lunch money hiring a big rock band for a party panem et circenses style so you can distract yourself about that one time the mayor fired everyone in the local hospital and kicked your dying grandma to the streets'.
For what it's worth you gotta respect the grift. As far as forms of social control go, at least the gravy train of 'consultants' is a bit more stable than 'so, uh, the mayor hired his daughter and she spent this year's school lunch money hiring a big rock band for a party panem et circenses style so you can distract yourself about that one time the mayor fired everyone in the local hospital and kicked your dying grandma to the streets'.
If my dying grandma is being kicked to the street either way I will take one concert please.