The study about the influence of the ultra-rich on policy in the US is 10 years old, and matters haven't gotten better since: https://www.cambridge.org/core/jou

The study about the influence of the ultra-rich on policy in the US is 10 years old, and matters haven't gotten better since: 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... It'd not wrong to view "the government" as something that is run by a small group whose interests are not congruent with the majority of the population, and experience shows this.