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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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real fast and freak everybody out.
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(Score: 4, Interesting) by zafiro17 on Thursday April 17 2014, @02:45PM
I spent three years researching poor governments and countries when I wrote The Dictator's Handbook: a practical manual for the aspiring tyrant (http://dictatorshandbook.net/ [dictatorshandbook.net]) and that book's conclusions and findings are equally valid for the wealthy world as for the poor world. Good governments respond to the same stimuli as bad ones; they just have more effective checks and balances. Have a look at Congress' deafness to its abyssmal ratings, the performance of the lobbying industry, the average wealth of your average politician, and so on and you'll see a lot of what happens in poor countries happens in rich ones too. Is the USA an oligarchy? Sure as hell seems like one. Pitchforks and torches, now!
Dad always thought laughter was the best medicine, which I guess is why several of us died of tuberculosis - Jack Handey