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020    1942952929|q(paperback) 
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100 1  Tyler, George R.,|eauthor. 
245 10 Billionaire democracy :|bthe hijacking of the American 
       political system /|cGeorge R. Tyler. 
264  1 Dallas, TX :|bBenBella Books,|c[2018] 
300    viii, 294 pages :|billustrations ;|c23 cm 
336    text|btxt|2rdacontent 
337    unmediated|bn|2rdamedia 
338    volume|bnc|2rdacarrier 
504    Includes bibliographical references (pages 239-283) and 
       index. 
520    "We’re told that when we vote, when we elect 
       representatives, we’re gaining a voice in government and 
       the policies it implements. But if that’s true, why don’t 
       American politics actually translate our preferences into 
       higher-living standards for the majority of us?  The 
       answer is that, in America, the wealthy few have built a 
       system that works in their favor, while maintaining the 
       illusion of democracy. The reality is that the quality of 
       democracy in the United States is lower than in any other 
       rich democracy, on a par with nations such as Brazil or 
       Turkey.   In the US, voters have little influence on 
       eventual policy outcomes engineered by lawmakers. 
       Political scientists call it the income bias and attribute
       it to the power of wealthy donors who favor wage 
       suppression and cuts to important government programs such
       as public education and consumer protection. It causes 
       American lawmakers to compete to satisfy preferences of 
       donors from the top one percent instead of the middle 
       class.  It’s also why our economy has been misfiring for 
       most Americans for a generation, wages stagnating and 
       opportunity dwindling. The election of Donald Trump 
       shocked the world, but for many Americans, it came as a 
       stark reflection of mounting frustrations with our current
       system and anger at the status quo. We need to find a way 
       to fix the way our government serves us." --Goodreads.com 
650  0 Democracy|xEconomic aspects|zUnited States. 
650  0 Wealth|xPolitical aspects|zUnited States. 
650  0 Campaign funds|xCorrupt practices|zUnited States. 
650  0 Elections|xCorrupt practices|zUnited States. 
650  0 Income distribution|xPolitical aspects|zUnited States.