RealP Posted April 24, 2014 Posted April 24, 2014 http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/10769041/The-US-is-an-oligarchy-study-concludes.html http://www.princeton.edu/~mgilens/Gilens%20homepage%20materials/Gilens%20and%20Page/Gilens%20and%20Page%202014-Testing%20Theories%203-7-14.pdf
Jagsfan82 Posted April 28, 2014 Posted April 28, 2014 This is mostly a bullshit study that focuses on building a study to reach a desired result. Granted I did not read the whole study. The people mostly have government that they want. The newer small scale bills don't really do a whole lot to change the general concept we love in a nanny state that thinks it can take care of the poor and underprivileged while taxing the 'rich'. That's a short summary and not very good, but the idea is that the biggest of big laws: social security, medicareincome tax, huge defense spending, government regulation in everything, monopolized roads and schools, etc.. are popular amongst the people and mean much more than a couple small bills that passed that shift our policies a hairline in either direction to favor some group. People still have the power, they just don't know how to use it.
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