"“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, "
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- 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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