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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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You are a fluke of the universe; you have no right to be here.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday April 17 2014, @07:29PM
at the expense of professions like plumbing and bricklaying
People who run for office tend to be financially successful and have spare time to dedicate to a political campaign.
Sadly, Joe Average competing successfully is an anomaly.
Something that hasn't been mentioned yet is that the Founding Fathers also stacked the deck from the very beginning.
To vote, you had to be white, male, over 21, and own property (in most places, 50 acres).
Additionally, senators were *appointed*.
If you want to see a time when Egalitarianism made serious strides, it was at times when the incomes of the extremely wealthy were taxed at a marginal rate of over 50 percent. [firedoglake.com]
So, how do the rich get away with it?
"Socialism never took root in America because the poor see themselves, not as an exploited proletariat, but as temporarily embarrassed millionaires." --John Steinbeck
-- gewg_