Can genius be thwarted by impecuniosity?

Yes it can and does quite often... of course not always... and some do rise to the surface of the muck and mire that surrounds them. But let us look to those who we (the whole electing world) elect as leadership in a search for progress, as representatives of who/what/how/why, etc... they reflect certain proof, of the most unforgiving kind, of the *transgressions brought upon those we would call "geniuses".

The 'webranet' ain't gonna help much...