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Sounds like we should stop fighting each other and start fighting our elected officials. Too bad they split us up into teams. Those politicians are playing us both.
The above is a cartoon of trickle-down economics, with the fat cat capitalist sitting in the chair. Just fix the text and the cartoon is spot on.
A new study from Princeton spells bad news for American democracy—namely, that it no longer exists.
Asking “[w]ho really rules?” researchers Martin Gilens and Benjamin I. Page argues that over the past few decades America’s political system has slowly transformed from a democracy into an oligarchy, where wealthy elites wield most power.
Using data drawn from over 1,800 different policy initiatives from 1981 to 2002, the two conclude that rich, well-connected individuals on the political scene now steer the direction of the country, regardless of or even against the will of the majority of voters.
A new study from Princeton spells bad news for American democracy—namely, that it no longer exists.
Democracy has been hijacked by Socialist
Yes, this is an excellent idea. I'm actually going to start a website with one post for each of the 535 Congressmen, so we can comment on them personally and on how they voted.
researchers Martin Gilens and Benjamin I. Page argues that over the past few decades America’s political system has slowly transformed from a democracy into an oligarchy, where wealthy elites wield most power.
That’s why we elected Trump. To stick a fat orange finger into the elites’ eyes and remind them that the common people they’ve been pissing on still have some electoral power.'
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