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Wednesday, June 3rd, 2015

Study: Yep, American Presidents Are Guided By Wealthy Elites

Author:     Brendan James
Source:     Talking Points Media
Publication Date:     June 2, 2015, 3:11 PM EDT
 Link: Study: Yep, American Presidents Are Guided By Wealthy Elites
Stephan:   Here is another story about the tragic decline of American governmental integrity, and the rise of the new ploutocratie (look it up). Studies show that 87% of Americans hate what has happened to our country, but a significant majority feel nothing will change. This is an alarm bell for social revolution. Can we hear it ringing? Can the politicians and the Supreme Court hear it? I doubt it.
President Barack Obama congratulates Warren Buffett after presenting him with a 2010 Presidential Medal of Freedom. Credit: AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster

President Barack Obama congratulates Warren Buffett after presenting him with a 2010 Presidential Medal of Freedom.
Credit: AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster

The idea that U.S. presidents look out for the wealthy and powerful over the mass of ordinary Americans is nothing new. But a new study claims to confirm that assumption with hard data while seeking to spur a conversation over the flagging health of American democracy.

Echoing a much-discussed paper out of Princeton last year that argued the U.S. is no longer a proper representative democracy, the book, “Who Governs?” is an exploration of presidents, public opinion, and manipulation.

James N. Druckman from Northwesten University and Lawrence R. Jacobs from University of Minnesota make the case that presidents from both Republican and Democratic parties mainly serve and are guided by the wishes of the wealthy and political elites and exploit public opinion in order to serve those ends.

The duo turn to previously confidential documents from presidential […]

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