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Interestingly, at least according to The Atlantic, the political power of these billionaires seems to be failing. This article [1] frames the rise of Donald Tr
by cvwright 11y ago
Interestingly, at least according to The Atlantic, the political power of these billionaires seems to be failing. This article [1] frames the rise of Donald Trump (!) in the 2016 presidential race as an effect of the growing disconnect between billionaire donors like the Kochs and the Republican voting base.
[1] http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2016/01/the-great-republican-revolt/419118/ http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2016/01/the-grea...
- surrealize 11y agoDonald Trump is going to save us from self-interested billionaires? This isn't a story about how the political power of billionaires is failing, it's a story about one billionaire winning against some other billionaires. The underlying problem of wealth inequality and its effect on the political system remains.