Wednesday, April 13, 2011

Plutocracy

"“Do the wealthy have disproportionate political influence in the United States?” then the answer is obviously 'yes', and that answer would qualify as one of the most unsurprising imaginable. . . . We mean not just rule by the rich, but rule by and for the rich. We mean, in other words, a state of affairs in which the rich influence government in such a way as to protect and expand their own wealth and influence, often at the expense of others." - Francis Fukuyama, "Left Out"

STTA
  • Here is clearly one of the pressing questions of our day: Why as a whole we seem, in balance, protective of the wealth of, not just the wealthy, but the super-wealthy--people who net worth is measured in the billions? What are your thoughts on this controversial topic?

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