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A study by Princeton and Northwestern universities shows that a small group of elite have control over the general population and the government only supports the rich and powerful while the masses have no say whatsoever. The 42 page report concludes "we believe that if policymaking is dominated by powerful business organizations and a small number of affluent Americans, then America's claims to being a democratic society are seriously threatened."
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Study Concludes USA is an Oligarchy
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(Score: 2, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday April 17 2014, @01:17PM
I think that's basically the point of the article. The People can be easily manipulated by wealthy special interest groups into supporting policy that they claim to oppose. We all know this. The NRA represent 1.5% of the population, while 90% of the population claims to favor expanded background checks: guess who wins? The AARP represent 12% of the population and they are so powerful that Congress won't even talk about social security. Nevermind corporate interest groups that may represent a few hundred or few thousand people. If policy diverges from popular opinion on big issues, it should be little surprise that there is greater divergence on smaller issues.