Has $$ replaced reason as the wellspring of Power and influence in the American Political System?

Question

The wielding of Power depends so much on $Money and so little on ideas, that all of the organizations that America has formed to pursue progressive ideas to promote the Public interest has been badly weakened...

Answer 1

I agree with you. Nowadays, corporate interests are prioritized over the citizen's. Basically all the top players in the any president's adminstration are powerful, well connected people. And most of them come from corporate backgrounds (Cheney, Bush). It is clearly a conflict of interest because the interest of corportations is probably not the interest for you and me (Iraq). Look at Halliburton and all the private weapon companies that our government buy from.
Every time we go to war, they profit and Cheney still owns stock of his company!!
We need to seperate business and politics for the good of the country. Right now this is a major problem.

Answer 2

YES

our political system is changing from a democracy to an aristocracy controlled by a hereditary chain of incomptent, well connected rich people from political families. Just look at our presidency; we had a bush president, a Clinton president, a bush president now there is a 30% or so chance that their will be another Clinton president. Bad news for our democracy

Answer 3

I assure you Intellect and Common Sense outweigh money.
The international governments of the world are like pieces on a chessboard all too easily manipulated and moved at the whim of even the least of humanity.

Answer 4

I truely beleive so, I have noticed that mostly every president has been in a rich family, none really know what it is like for the common poor person of today. i just think that the rich should give to the poor, especially the oil companies(donno what this has to do with your question) since they have been making billions if not hundreds of billions everyday lately... idk this might be a good anwser for ur question

Answer 5

Yes.
Money replaced ideas, ideals, morals, convictions, truth, honesty, ingineuity, etc... about 1930, and has continued to be the driving force behind all policies and politics since then.

Answer 6

Yes

Answer 7

you're so acceptable yet why are we allowing those human beings to bypass on screwing us? i can't even watch the information anymore. i in my view have no interest in vote casting for the subsequent president it sickens me! they seem to be a gaggle of rats attempting to get to the ending line and the winner may be the richest one and then there we bypass lower back. we want some heart in this usa no longer greenback expenditures as you pronounced.

Answer 8

Yeah, about 200 years ago.

Answer 9

satanism is where all worldly power comes from, always has and will continue to be until the Messiah returns and crushes it!

Answer 10

My eyes draw towards your $$!