What wasn't mentioned explicitly in the video, but was clear from the graphics, is that the top 1% owns more total money than the bottom 80% put together.
Not the top 1% versus the bottom 20 or 40%, not the top 20% versus the bottom 80%; no, the top 1% versus the bottom 80%, almost the entire population.
The US is clearly not owned by the American people anymore. It's owned by a tiny elite that's completely separate from normal society.
The big problem is the 1%'s lobbying power, and lobbying to increase/lift political spending, or these super pacs
Money is just playing way too large of role in the politics of the people
I think if we could fix democracy to be more fair the inequalities of wealth would reduce, but that is a steep up hill battle given the power they have :)
Not the top 1% versus the bottom 20 or 40%, not the top 20% versus the bottom 80%; no, the top 1% versus the bottom 80%, almost the entire population.
The US is clearly not owned by the American people anymore. It's owned by a tiny elite that's completely separate from normal society.
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