The Eye Opening Study Every American Needs To See

[Oilwellian]

You know how it sometimes feels like the government only cares about what the wealthy want? Turns out there's evidence that confirms just that.

http://www.upworthy.com/the-eye-opening-study-every-american-needs-to-see

‘Oligarchic tendencies’: Study finds only the wealthy get represented in the Senate

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2013/08/19/oligarchic-tendencies-study-finds-only-the-wealthy-get-represented-in-the-senate/

[mikeysnot]

1. File this in the no duh catagory...

[fredamae]

2. 70 Dems Support Gutting

the little protection with in Dodd-Frank - Why?

://clerk.house.gov/evs/2013/roll569.xml

[Oilwellian]

3. That's a very good example

Thank you for posting

[Oilwellian]

4. In all of the five Congresses examined,

the voting records of Senators were consistently aligned with the opinions of their wealthiest constituents. The opinions of lower-class constituents, however, never appeared to influence the Senators’ voting behavior.

The neglect of lower income groups was a bipartisan affair. Democrats were not any more responsive to the poor than Republicans.

“My analysis, which examines Senator behavior on a large number of votes, shows evidence of responsiveness to only the wealthy, a distinct problem for any democracy,” Hayes wrote in the study. “In some ways, this suggests oligarchic tendencies in the American system, a finding echoed in other research.”

[MisterP]

5. this was out a few months ago, actually: one response was "it's impossible! my proof?

because I don't want it to be!"