Huffington Post, 2015 - A 2014 Princeton University study
comparing 1,779 policy outcomes to more than 20 years of public opinion
data found that “the preferences of the average American appear to have
only a minuscule, near-zero, statistically non-significant impact upon
public policy.” When you compare what the public wants to what the
government actually does, it turns out that our opinions have
essentially no impact.
But, there’s a catch. The same study did manage to find one portion of
American society that’s doing quite well in the representation
department: economic elites and business interests. In the last 5 years,
the 200 most politically active companies in the US spent $5.8 billion
influencing our government with lobbying and campaign contributions.
Those same companies got $4.4 trillion
in taxpayer support — earning a return of 750 times their investment.
If you can afford to buy access, times have never been better.
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April 13, 2021
An underlying problem
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In the face of what seems so hopelessly in favor of elites and corporate interests, it is little wonder average citizens feel neglected and disenfranchised.
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