The government of every country I can think of meets your definition of Oligarchy, Tassman, if you are trying to paint the US as an oligarchy. Being rich in the USA doesn't mean you are in control of the government. We have plenty of rich people who are not in control. Yet the people who are in control of the government are rich. Just like in Australia and every other country.
And the poor in the USA are richer than most of the rest of the world.
Even if someone in the USA only made $10,000 they would be within the top 16% of the richest people in the world.
http://www.globalrichlist.com/
And only 13.5% of the population even qualifies as under the poverty level.
And the poor in the USA are richer than most of the rest of the world.
Even if someone in the USA only made $10,000 they would be within the top 16% of the richest people in the world.
http://www.globalrichlist.com/
And only 13.5% of the population even qualifies as under the poverty level.
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