The thing you need to know about US economics (and politics), is that it's always driven by some narrow special interest group. Just follow the money, and you'l

The thing you need to know about US economics (and politics), is that it's always driven by some narrow special interest group. Just follow the money, and you'll find some billionaire with special interest, and their millionaire enablers. I'm not saying that it's not like that in other countries, but the big difference between the US and many other western countries, is that core services (health, education, freedom, etc.) are unfortunately so heavily influenced by private interest, that the majority of Americans end up paying more for less - while some few end up filthy rich. And it is quite interesting - if you ever find yourself reading about some policies getting put on the table, just follow the money.