Did Lincoln predict we would be where we are today? How far back to these go, with our founding fathers?

Yes it goes all the way back to our founding fathers. Jefferson had a fight with the bank at the time for corruption, the speech he gave at the time sounds like it came out of yesterday's news. The fight against corruption has gone on since the inception of the country, and will never end as long as there is more than one human left on the planet. That is why we need to be vigilant at all times and hold our elected officials accountable for protecting us against the corrupt bankers and corporations.