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Obviously, the wealthy own the debate. And that is no accident but the result of a highly successful political project that has been instituted over the past 40
by adwhit 8y ago
Obviously, the wealthy own the debate. And that is no accident but the result of a highly successful political project that has been instituted over the past 40 years. Hey, there was even a study about it[1]:
Multivariate analysis indicates that economic elites and organized groups representing business interests have substantial independent impacts on U.S. government policy, while average citizens and mass-based interest groups have little or no independent influence
It wasn't always like this.
[1] https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/perspectives-on-politics/article/testing-theories-of-american-politics-elites-interest-groups-and-average-citizens/62327F513959D0A304D4893B382B992B https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/perspectives-on-poli...
- erikpukinskis 8y agoIt’s a new nation, really, with a new standard of citizenship. It probably was bound to happen after extending the vote to all persons.