Historically in the United States rich people have had a disproportionate influence on politics, distorting the effectiveness of our democracy. There is no pro

Historically in the United States rich people have had a disproportionate influence on politics, distorting the effectiveness of our democracy. There is no problem that people are wealthy, the problem is that the wealthy people do not share (accountability, wealth, etc.) * wealthy here is used in a relative sense, not in an absolute one. Obviously it's good that people in general are wealthy absolutely.