PGA headquarters used to be 5 miles from my house. The upper echelon live charmed lives. They live in multi-million dollar homes, travel the world in private jets, live and play at the world’s best golf courses and country clubs. Eat and drink like kings. Hob-nob with the richest and most accomplished people in the world, celebrities, too.
Texas came to town and offered a glittery new headquarters on brand new golf courses worth at least 100 mill. They left Florida without blinking an eye as they received personal payouts, maybe even free or below market rate mansions. Yes, they brought it upon themselves. They were ripe for taking due to their personal greed.
Corruption follows money as night follows day. The larger the sums involved the greater the amount of corruption. Most things change with time, but human nature never does.