Do Americans want to continue to be rule & controled by Wealthy ruling class & seeded puppet politicians?

Question

I do not want to be ruled & controled by the minority wealthy few mob! Why would you? Please no stupid remarks on how you depend on your vote every 2/4/6/8 years? Thats not Democracy in this Republic of CAUSE you have no verifiable/proof your vote counts plus IT IS ineffective!!!

What made this country great being a leader or a follower? Its time to break the mold of rule & control that is the norm if we are to remain #1.

Answer 1

You must be silenced! You see the truth. I will convene the star chamber to discuss your fate.

Answer 2

Your angst and anger is what has driven the efforts to reform the campaign financing regime so that elected officials do not need to depend on campaign contributions from wealthy interests.

Unfortunately, there hasn't been a country I can think of in world history where the wealthy didn't have an inordinate amount of power and influence, including influence over the political leadership (elected or otherwise). But on the bright side, most industrialized nations in the world have banned campaign contributions from private parties. If the U.S. could only catch up with the rest of the world & reform its backward, third-world campaign system, the nation (and likely the world) would be a better place. And such reforms are nowhere near impossible: it's just a matter of time before the American people insist on having their democracy back & succeed in removing the plutocracy currently in place.

Democracy *can* work. I truly believe that. Our votes *can* make a difference. We just need to end our current system of campaign financintg (which was wrongly characterized as "freedom of speech" in Buckley vs. Valeo: donating to campaigns is not merely free speech , but a means in which to affect the outcome of a race i.e. it's more akin to voting itself than it is to mere advocacy.)

Answer 3

Can you name a better system than we have here? I don't want to live in a country where the stupid, lazy person makes as much as the smart people who work hard.

There is very little "old money" in the US. Most people who are well off worked for everything they have. And people who want to be victims, will always be victims. If you want more, work for it. This is America where anyone can become a millionaire or even president.

And if you think comments about your vote is stupid, then you aren't any too bright. Control of Congress just changed hands on the power of the people's vote, and since Democrats won, you can hardly say it was "the ruling class"... unless you want to, which I will happily go along with.

Whining will accomplish nothing. Get off your butt and work!

Answer 4

You sound like just another jealous little under-achiever!
Go out and get a quality education, develop initiative, learn how to take calculated business risk and you won't be such a crybaby.
Ours is the country that rewards it's folks with savvy and hard work and even makes a better life for its losers. Get registered and vote!
Have you ever thought about this--the majority of hard-working Americans are wealthy by the world's standards; we achieve.
I don't hate the rich and I don't envy the poor!
Get off your pompous behind and make yourself into a respectful achieving American.

Answer 5

Of course not. I think that's obvious really. However, I think the why is it like this question is much more important.

However, no matter who is in power, the system itself (meaning all the other members in it) are never going to collectively decide to reduce their own power - be that politicians, business leaders or what have you. (Ever see Mr. Smith goes to Washington?)

We live in a Democratic Republic politically with a capitalist economy. That said, all systems eventually fail under their own weight - Rome, the Japaneses feudal system, Britain's feudal system, Russia's feudal system.

The solutions that come up depend on what the problem that caused the fall was. In Russia, way too much disparity of power and resources so the result was an attempt to prevent that possibility - IE socialism.

Socialism didn't work because it caters to one of the seven deadly sins for lack of a better term - in that case apathy - there is no need to work if I'm provided for - its in your best interest to be apathetic.

With capitalism, the sin is greed. Its in your best interest to be greedy. Some people (like the 'Gordon Geckos') have no moral issue with this at all. Then again, in capitalism, being greedy IS moral - pretty much by definition. Some love it, some hate it, most are in between and just work with it.

Its not a problem with the system, its the people - we are human and thus we are no able to perfectly practice any system. That said, all systems eventually fail.

I heard it said once (no idea, just struck me) that socialism is the most ideal form of government and economics. The problem with it is the only things that are capable of pulling it off are ants and bees due to the fact they think collectively rather than independently.

Not a judgment - I like capitalism and democracy a whole bunch. However, its got its problems like the fact that political power and money are interchangeable. The question eludes to those problems nicely.

My suggestion would be to have term limits on all political offices. With career politicians, they will do whatever gets them the money to stay in office to keep their careers. They will toe the party line even when they don't agree to avoid getting ostracized. Just a person acting in their own self interest like all people do.

The Finegolds and McCains are pretty rare and even they don't or can't stand up as much as they would like to I'm sure.

(shrugs) :)

Addition: The question never mentioned a political party. I don't think it needs to either. Ultimately, neither party is immune. There are poor republicans - like my roommate and there are rich democrats - like the Kennedys. Its not about party affiliation, its about who is willing to do what benifits the people - even if it means personal harm vs. those who are just in it for themselves. All career politicians, regardless of their party are guilty of that.

The good politicians are the ones who are willing to do what the individuals would do themselves rather than what the masses react to - even if it means destroying their careers.

"A person is smart - people are stupid..." - Agent K, Men in black. How true is that? (patriot act anyone?) ...And so the snowball turns into an avalanche.

Answer 6

I'll have to agree. The problem is everyone wants fortune and fame. Look how much stock everyone puts in Hollywoods' political veiws. They are just actors and actresses, truthfully they don't know anything about the real world they don't live in it.

Answer 7

firts of all what is your idea of proof- with what you said - there can never be a true democracy because you can't have it proved to you! HMMM think about that how is it ineffective- maybe it is effective but too many claim its ineffective so in turn it becomes ineffective. get my drift - its an easy concept.

Answer 8

have you ever paid union dues? What workers are you able to think of of that are union workers? i don't understand all of them yet I see. vehicle workers (vehicle companies going bankrupt and getting bailouts). government workers (paid way better than the common worker who will pay their wages). instructors and different linked provider workers that carry the customary public hostage for greater taxes to pay their super one hundred eighty day a 365 days salaries. Senator Bob Casey now needs the taxpayer to bail out failing union pension plans. He needs the decrease echelon which does not get carry of such advantages to bail out people who do. i think of we are able to work out Democratic good judgment right here. that's shelter your pals on the cost of the fewer fortunate. we don't would desire to hearken to anymore bleeding heart social justice memories from Democrats.

Answer 9

We will always be ruled by the rich and we have always been...Even George Washington was wealthy for the time....money means power....just as much then as it does now.....and most politicians from all parties have lots of money...and both parties are going to do things that will allow them to keep it....Dem Rep, Ind...it don't matter...those who have money are not going to give it up.

Answer 10

Of course they do. The trick is to keep them all believing they can be one of them. Its like the kid in school who knows his life is going to be great because when he grows up he is going to be a professional basketball player.

Answer 11

It's been that way since the turn of the century and they seem to like it just fine. Can't see any change in the cards.