The system works by way of the golden rule:

He, who has the gold, makes the rules.

Nobody has to follow the rules. But those who do not follow the rules, do not get any gold. Those who do follow the rules, can get some of the gold. The more rules they follow, the more gold they have a chance to get.

Stop following the rules, and the gold stops flowing.

Violate the rules openly, and all those dirty secrets that the gold paid for, come out into the open. Bye bye.